Free & Reduced Meals Applications Information
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Hello FNSBSD Families, Friends, Staff, and Community!
If a student qualified for benefits during the prior school year and is officially enrolled in the school district on the last day of school, those students will have a thirty-day grace period going into the next school year. We encourage families to apply as early as possible in July to ensure benefits are available for students when school starts.
SchoolCafe Online Application Parent Guide
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You may print the application form, and complete the application by hand. We encourage you to apply online for faster and more efficient processing. Manually completed applications can be emailed to foodservice@k12northstar.org.
Faxed applications are not accepted. Applicants can be given to your school kitchen manager or delivered directly to Nutrition Services Administrative Office at 1305 Charles Street. Applications are processed after received by the Nutrition Services Administrative office.
The 2024-2025 Application for Free & Reduced Price Meals is available to download here.
You may print the PDF form for instructions on completing a paper application and frequently asked questions regarding the application process.
24-25 SY Federal Eligibility Guideline
Free & Reduced Eligibility Report
Nutrition Services frequently receives requests for statistical data on schools' free and reduced percentages. The State of Alaska Child Nutrition Program now has these statistics available for all Alaska school districts and individual sites. The official count is taken in October of each school year. The official meal counts report for each school year will be available when posted by the state after the official count date in October of each year.
You can access the data at http://www.eed.state.ak.us/tls/cnp/NSLP.html
Free & Reduced Meal Application FAQ
- 1. Can I apply online?
- 2. Who can get free or reduced price meals?
- 3. Do I need to fill out an application for each child?
- 4. Should I fill out an application if I received a letter this school year saying my children are already approved for free meals?
- 5. My child’s application was approved last year. Do I need to fill out another one?
- 6. I get WIC and/or Denali Kid Care. Can my child(ren) get free meals?
- 7. Will the information I give be checked?
- 8. If I don’t qualify now, may I apply later?
- 9. What if I disagree with the determination of my application?
- 10. May I apply if someone in my household is not a U.S. citizen?
- 11. What if my income is not always the same?
- 12. What if some household members have no income to report?
- 13. We are in the military, how do I report our income?
- 14. My spouse is deployed to a combat zone. Is the combat pay counted as income?
- 15. What if there isn’t enough space on the application for my family?
- 16. My family needs more help. Are there other programs we might apply for?