MEAL BENEFITS
If your household receives SNAP benefits, several changes to this program became effective January 1, 2023. Some of these changes may affect your benefit amounts. If you see a significant decrease in your benefits, please remember that you can submit a Free/Reduced Meal Application at any time during the school year. See the links below for more information.
If you need additional information regarding your SNAP benefits, contact your local SNAP office.
For the past two years, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has offered waivers to Child Nutrition (CN) Programs across the United States, allowing these programs to offer all students breakfast and lunch, at no charge. These waivers expired June 30, 2022. This means that starting next school year, 2022-2023, our food service program will return to normal, pre- pandemic operations. All families should complete and submit a Free/Reduced Meal Application if they would like to see if their students qualify based on the income of all family members.
Click here to complete online application.
Click here for form to download, fill out and return to school office.
Fairfield Schools is committed to assisting families and making the transition back to normal operations as easy as possible. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions.
We encourage every family to submit a Free/Reduced Meal application. Based on household size and income, you may qualify to have your child's academic fees waived. Follow this link to submit your application: www.myschoolapps.com or download the app to your phone.
Pa
ying For Your Student(s) Meals
Visit myschoolbucks.com or download the app to your phone. If you prefer to send in money we ask that you put the students first, last name and grade or teachers name in a sealed envelope. My School Bucks will be a free service again this school year.
Fairfield Local Schools Food Services Department follows the meal standards established by the USDA's "All Food Sold in Schools" and our Board Policy EFF - Food Sale Standards. This includes the requirements set forth by the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2020 and the "Smart Snacks in School" program.
PUBLIC NOTICE - JULY 19, 2021 (Free/Reduced Meal Policy)
June, 2022 - In accordance with federal civil rights 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 (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.
Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:
- mail:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
- fax:
(833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
- email:
program.intake@usda.gov
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.