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Applying for Free & Reduced Meal Benefits
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Any student enrolled in a School District of Manatee County Public School may apply for the free and reduced lunch program.
Starting July 5 - Apply here: https://www.schoolcafe.com/ManateeCountySchools
- Breakfast is FREE for all students at all schools
- You have to reapply every year for Meal Benefits
- Only one household application needs to be completed per family, including foster children
- Foster children are categorically eligible for free meals. They should be part of the family application
- Blank paper applications are available in English and Spanish. They are located at your schools’ main office
- Applications can be submitted at any time during the school year
- After an application is processed, Food and Nutrition Services will mail a letter notifying the parent/guardian of the student’s lunch status.
- If your child goes to one of the following Community Eligibility Program (CEP) schools they will receive FREE breakfast and lunch everyday - no free and reduced application is needed
- Abel Elementary
- Ballard Elementary
- Bayshore Elementary
- Bayshore High
- Blackburn Elementary
- Daughtrey Elementary
- Horizons Academy
- Just for Girls Academy
- Lee Middle
- Lincoln Memorial Middle
- Manatee Elementary
- Manatee School for the Arts and Science
- Moody Elementary
- Oasis Middle
- Oneco Elementary
- Palm View K-8
- Palmetto Elementary
- Prine Elementary
- Rogers Garden Elementary
- Samoset Elementary
- Sea Breeze Elementary
- Southeast High
- Sugg Middle
- Tillman Elementary
- Visible Men Academy (VMA)
SOLICITUD DE BENEFICIOS DE COMIDAS GRATUITAS Y REDUCIDAS
a partir del 5 de julio - aplicar aquí https://www.schoolcafe.com/ManateeCountySchools
Cualquier estudiante inscrito en una Escuela Pública del Distrito Escolar del Condado de Manatee puede solicitar el programa de almuerzo gratis oa precio reducido.
- El desayuno es GRATIS para todos los estudiantes en todas las escuelas
- Debe volver a solicitar todos los años para los beneficios de comidas
- Solo se debe completar una solicitud de hogar por familia, incluidos los niños de crianza
- Los niños de crianza son categóricamente elegibles para comidas gratis. Deben ser parte de la solicitud familiar.
- Las solicitudes en papel en blanco están disponibles en inglés y español. Están ubicados en la oficina principal de su escuela.
- Las solicitudes se pueden presentar en cualquier momento durante el año escolar
- Una vez que se procese una solicitud, los Servicios de Alimentos y Nutrición enviarán por correo una carta notificando al padre/tutor sobre el estado del almuerzo del estudiante.
- Si su hijo asiste a una de las siguientes escuelas del Programa de Elegibilidad Comunitaria (CEP), recibirá desayuno y almuerzo GRATIS todos los días; no se necesita una solicitud gratuita o reducida.
- Abel Elementary
- Ballard Elementary
- Bayshore Elementary
- Bayshore High
- Blackburn Elementary
- Daughtrey Elementary
- Horizons Academy
- Just for Girls Academy
- Lee Middle
- Lincoln Memorial Middle
- Manatee Elementary
- Manatee School for the Arts and Science
- Moody Elementary
- Oasis Middle
- Oneco Elementary
- Palm View K-8
- Palmetto Elementary
- Prine Elementary
- Rogers Garden Elementary
- Samoset Elementary
- Sea Breeze Elementary
- Southeast High
- Sugg Middle
- Tillman Elementary
- Visible Men Academy (VMA)
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Questions? / ¿preguntas? (941)739-5700