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Free school meals through June 2021
The USDA has extended free school meals through the school year.
Reasons why you should take advantage of the free school meals being offered:

• It extends your food budget and saves you time prepping meals
• It’s comforting and familiar to your kids to have food from school
• It’s confidential and not only for low-income families
• You’re helping the local food service program stay financially afloat
• You’re helping the food program use up food inventory = less waste

You are not taking meals away from someone who needs it more.
Please complete this Meal Order Form to sign up for take-home or distance learning meals. 
On-site meals do not require sign up. 

Free or reduced applications
Even though free meals are available to all for this school year, it is still very important that families who may qualify for free or reduced-price meals complete the meal application as soon as possible. 

The meal applications not only qualify your family for free meal benefits, but also provide additional benefits that may include discounts for: internet access, college application fees, sports/activities fees, and AP test registration fees.

Please check out this flyer for more information. Contact the Nutrition Services Department at NutritionServices@isd624.org or 651-407-7524 with any questions.

Additional Food Resources

*NEW* Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer

U Got This (FOR PARENTS) University of Minnesota Extension, Center for Family Development is offering a free text messaging program that supports parents and caregivers of children birth to 18 years of age, called U Got This.  Parents and caregivers are invited to sign up to receive two text messages a week throughout the school year on topics of health and nutrition, developmental affirmations, parenting and school engagement, mental health and well-being and financial capability. These text messages are designed to support you and your family as you are faced with making many and varied daily parenting decisions. You can choose to receive messages in English or Spanish. To sign up to receive U Got This text messages, go to https://z.umn.edu/ugotthis This program is free, but be aware some fees may apply depending on your cellphone service provider.

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