The 2025 - 2026 Educational Benefits Application is available NOW. Click below!
Applications can be completed through SchoolCafé. Paper applications are also available at your student's school, the District Center at Sunrise Park, or you can request an application be mailed to you by emailing nutritionservices@isd624.org or by calling 651-407-7515.
View quick card or video for easy-to-use instructions for completing the application online.
Complete ONLINE
PRINT and submit to your students school or the District Center - English
IMPRIMA y entregue en la escuela de sus estudiantes o en el Centro Distrital - Español
As part of the Minnesota’s Free School Meals Program, all Student's from the White Bear Lake Area Schools will have one breakfast and one lunch available free of charge, each day at school.
Breakfast will include: 1 entree, fruit choices, 100% juice, and milk Lunch will include: 1 entree, fruit and vegetables choices, and milk
With our ongoing efforts of providing a healthy learning environment, WBLAS will again be providing School Breakfast!!
Did you know:
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One Breakfast at school is FREE OF CHARGE!
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Many schools offer Grab n’ Go choices!
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Starting the day off with a healthy breakfast increases your students' brain energy to think clearly in their classes.
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School breakfast revs your students metabolism and keeps them going strong for the rest of the day!
The Educational Benefit Application may help your student qualify for benefits including reduced sports/activity fees, discounted internet access, discounted AP test registration fees and college application fees! Also, applications help our school receive extra state and federal funding.
Please check out THIS FLYER for more information. Contact the Nutrition Services Department at NutritionServices@isd624.org or 651-407-7515 with any questions.
Completing the Application:
Complete the Application for Educational Benefits if any of the following applies to your household:
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Any household member currently participates in the Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP), or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), or the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR), or
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The household includes one or more foster children (a welfare agency or court has legal responsibility for the child), or
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The total household income of all members listed on the application is within the guidelines shown below (gross earnings before deductions, not take-home pay). Do not include as income: foster care payments, federal education benefits, MFIP payments, or value of assistance received from SNAP, WIC, or FDPIR. Military: Do not include combat pay or assistance from the Military Privatized Housing Initiative.
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These income guidelines are effective from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026.
Household size
$ Per Year
$ Per Month
$ Twice Per Month
$ Per 2 Weeks
$ Per Week
1
28,953
2,413
1,207
1,114
557
2
39,128
3,261
1,631
1,505
753
3
49,303
4,109
2,055
1,897
949
4
59,478
4,957
2,479
2,288
1,144
5
69,653
5,805
2,903
2,679
1,340
6
79,828
6,653
3,327
3,071
1,536
7
90,003
7,501
3,751
3,462
1,731
8
100,178
8,349
4,175
3,853
1,927
Add for each additional person
10,175
848
424
392
196
Why is it important to turn in the Educational Benefits application as soon as possible?
Your student(s) may qualify for potential discounts and reduced fees on the following:
- sports/activity fees
- college application fees
- drivers training
- internet access and utility bills
- AP test registration fees
- Schools may receive extra state funding! (In order for your student's school to receive extra state and/or federal funding our district must submit your application to the federal government. Applications sent after the fall deadline will not help schools receive extra funding)
- And other additional benefits!
¿Por qué es importante entregar la solicitud de Beneficios Educativos lo antes posible?
Porque sus estudiantes pueden calificar para posibles descuentos y tarifas reducidas en lo siguiente:
* cuotas de deportes/actividades
* acceso a internet y facturas de servicios públicos
* Tarifas de registro de prueba AP
* tasas de solicitud de la universidad
* entrenamiento de conductores
¡Y otros beneficios adicionales!
Además, para que la escuela de su estudiante reciba fondos estatales y/o federales adicionales, nuestro distrito debe presentar su solicitud al gobierno federal. Las solicitudes enviadas después de la fecha límite de otoño no ayudarán a las escuelas a recibir fondos adicionales.
Outreach for Minnesota Health Care Program
BRIDGET LEHN
RACHEL RANCOUR
BRIANNA CAVERZAGIE
CORY PETERSON
Civil Rights Statement: 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/ad-3027.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:
(1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
(2) fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
(3) email: program.intake@usda.gov
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.