Free and Reduced-Price School Meal Program

Program Details

• Families do not need to apply ONLY if they are directly certified: those who receive Medicaid, TANF, SNAP, or other programs that made them directly certified for free/reduced-price lunch benefits.

  Details

  Families in this category will be notified by mail. The state is historically slow to directly certify incoming freshmen or transfer students, so we recommend incoming families fill out the application form if they haven’t received notice by Aug. 1. If later you are ‘Directly Certified’, we can change your category. Your benefits will not change. If you believe your student should be receiving benefits and have not received formal notification by the first lunch, please contact the foodservice director. Please note that it is the sole responsibility of the household, not Bishop Chatard High School to ensure your child qualifies or is enrolled in free/reduced benefits – Do not assume eligibility without official notification.
• If your situation changes, applications can be made at any time throughout the school year.
• Applications and participation are confidential. Students access this benefit when using their Meal Time account just like all other students.

Did You Know?

• If a student qualifies for free/reduced-price lunches, he/she automatically qualifies for textbook assistance.
• Those who qualify for free/reduced-price school meals are encouraged to contact BCHS College Counselor Kate Burkett (kburkett@bishopchatard.org) for information about SAT/ACT test fee waivers and possible college application waivers.