Food Services - Northern Lebanon School District

The Free and Reduced Breakfast and Lunch Programs are available for low-income families, Apply after July 1st of each school year. You may apply at any time during the school year if there are any income changes. If you have received a Direct Certification Letter for the 2023-2024 school year, you do not need to reapply.

How to Apply for Free and Reduced Priced Meals- Link to letter

DO NOT apply before July 5, 2023. You may apply any time during the school year if there are any changes in your income.

Apply for free and reduced priced meals on line at School Café.

Simply create a new account or sign in for an existing account and in a few short minutes your application will be submitted directly to the Food Service Director.
You'll receive a custom Pin # to enter and click that your application has been received.
You'll receive by mail a confirmation letter on your application results.

Paper applications are also available on line (link forthcoming), at the office where your child attends school or contact Denise Snyder at 717-865-2117 ext. 13529.

Thursday, October 19, 2023, is the deadline for the carry-over applications from the 22-23 school year. If the District has not received a new application by Thursday, October 19, 2023, (the date all applications from last year expire), students will be charged full price for breakfast and lunch beginning October 19, 2023.

Families that have applied for the 2023-24 school year will have received an eligibility letter stating if they are free, reduced or paid lunches by October 18, 2023.

What Qualifies as a Free or Reduced-Price Meal?

The Offer Versus Serve concept is utilized in grades K-12. Offer Versus Serve provides students the opportunity to choose only those foods in which the student intends to eat. This USDA concept is designed to REDUCE food waste and give the student the opportunity to SELECT only foods they will enjoy.

Breakfast: Students must choose 3 out of the 4 components offered (fruit, protein, grain, milk) to complete a meal, however one must be a fruit.

Lunch: Students must choose at least 3 out of the 5 food components (fruit, vegetable, protein, grain, milk) to complete a meal; however, 1 of the 3 groups must be a fruit or vegetable.

Choosing less than 3 food groups OR more than 5 food groups will result in being charged ala carte prices. Our staff members are trained to encourage students to select the appropriate items to complete a meal, but they cannot require them too.

Breakfast & Lunch Meal Prices

Breakfast	Paid	Reduced
Elementary	$1.35	$.30
Secondary	$1.35	$.30
Adults	$2.25	n/a

Lunch	Paid	Reduced
Elementary	$2.35	$.40
Secondary	$2.65	$.40
Adult	$4.25	n/a

Summer Food Service Program

The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) ensures that low-income children continue to receive nutritious meals when school is not in session.

For more information on this program please call or visit one of the items listed below:

Call 211
Call 1.866.3Hungry or 1.877.8Hambre
Text "FOOD" or "COMIDA" to 877877 during the summer months
Visit the website: www.fns.usda.gov/summerfoodrocks
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Download Summer Food Service Program Flyer

Allergies

If your child has food allergies or other special dietary needs, substitutions may be made, but only when supported by a signed statement by a recognized medical authority.

Please visit our FORMS page or see the building nurse for more information.

USDA Program Information

In accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, and reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.)

Please click here for information about filing a program discrimination complaint.