School Meal Changes are Coming in the 2022-2023 School Year

The school meals program is funded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, school corporations across the country have been operating with the use of a federal waiver that allowed them to feed every child for free through the end of the 2021-2022 school year. The use of this waiver will no longer be available after the 2021-2022 school year and corporations will return to the traditional eligibility requirements for free, reduced, and paid meals (unless the school is participating in the Community Eligibility Provision program). This means that for school year 2022-2023, you will need to apply for free and reduced-price meal benefits.

Be sure to contact your school district directly for more information on the application process.

For more information you can also visit https://www.fns.usda.gov/cn/2022-23-parent-faqs