Lake Forest Elementary School is one of the 31 Fulton County schools that provides free breakfast and lunch to all students.
Lake Forest Elementary School is enjoying free meals (Photo: WUFT)
The support for the school district’s food service is from The National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs that are administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
According to Rough Draft Atlanta, meal applications are no longer required thanks to the Community Eligibility Provision. Fulton County Schools which include Lake Forest Elementary, will save money on administrative and printing costs as a result. Families gain from the elimination of the need to complete out and submit meal applications.
The school district stated that all children in households receiving SNAP or TANF subsidies are eligible for free meals at other schools. Also, foster children who are legally under the care of a foster care agency or a court are eligible for free meals. Children who qualify as homeless, runaways, or migrants are also eligible.
Parents and guardians from Lake Forest Elementary and other 31 Fulton County Schools who have not yet done so can learn more about the online application process at www.fulton.schoollunchapp.com. And if parents from Lake Forest Elementary and other 31 Fulton County Schools have any problems about the online application, please call (470) 254-2220 or email [email protected]. Each year, applications must be submitted.
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Children may be eligible for free or reduced-price meals if their household income is equal to or less than the amounts shown on the Federal Eligibility Income table on the back of the application. Breakfast is reduced to $0.30 and lunch is reduced to $0.40.
The free meals from Lake Forest Elementary and other 31 Fulton County Schools is thanks to The National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs that are administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
According to USDA, The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) is a federally funded meal program that operates in public and nonprofit private schools, as well as residential child care establishments. Every school day, it serves nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to children.
School Breakfast Programs (SBP) reimburses states for the operation of nonprofit breakfast programs in schools and residential childcare institutions.
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