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|  Child Nutrition Programs The National School Lunch Program (NSLP), School Breakfast Program (SBP) and Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) provide nutritious meals to children in New York City Public Schools. These programs help low and moderate income families meet their children's nutritional needs. Child nutrition programs do not require citizenship or legal immigration status. All immigrants can participate, regardless of residency status. | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| School Breakfast and Lunch Programs The National School Breakfast and Lunch Programs are federal programs providing free, reduced price or full price breakfast and lunch at participating schools throughout New York State. The meals are the same for all children regardless of whether they receive meals for free, low cost at full price. | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Eligibility Requirements All children attending schools that offer these programs can receive breakfast and lunch. Breakfast is free for all students. Some children will qualify for free or reduced price lunch, and others pay the full cost of meals, depending on family and income. The income chart below sets forth the different meal costs.
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| Breakfast and School Lunch Program Benefits Children participating in these programs may be given numbers, tickets or swipe cards, may prepay for meals, or may simply pay at school. The meals are the same for all children. Breakfast consists of 4 food items: milk, grain, protein and vegetable/fruit/juice Lunch consists of five items: milk, protein, grain, and vegetable/fruit (2) | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| How to Apply for Breakfast and School Lunch Programs Each year, your child receives a school lunch form from her school. To apply for free or reduced price meals, submit the school lunch form to your child's school as soon as possible. Please refer to the guidelines contained in the application kit when completing the enrollment form. Your child's school cannot approve an application that is not complete, so be sure to fill out all the required information. The application is available in English, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, French, Greek, Haitian-Creole, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Korean, Russian, Polish, and Urdu. You can obtain an application from the website of the Department of Education | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Summer Food Service Program The Summer Food Service Program provides healthy meals for low-income children during the summer. In neighborhoods where 50% of the school children are eligible for free/reduced price meals, open programs may operate without requiring proof of income from participating children. In areas that don't meet the 50% requirement, enrolled programs may operate and are required to document the families' income for participating children. | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Eligibility Requirements Every child under 19 is eligible regardless of income. Programs where the SFSP may be offered include schools, camps, youth programs and other programs for children. | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Summer Food Service Program Benefits All open sites may feed any child under the age of 19. Programs may provide breakfasts, lunches, and/or snacks. | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| How to Apply for the Summer Food Service Program No individual applications are required in open sites. Enrolled sites may have children sign in and compare the sign-in list to school meal eligibility data or may collect family income from participating children at the time of enrollment. | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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