Students can receive free or reduced price meals (this does not include A la Carte items) if their family’s household income is at or below the federal income guidelines shown below. Most foster children, and those receiving benefits from Food Stamps, Temporary Assistance to Families (TAF), or Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) are eligible for free lunch. Children in households participating in the Women, Infants and Children program may also be eligible.

Reduced Price Meals:
$0.40 per lunch             $0.30 per breakfast

 

To apply for the program at any time during the school year, print off the 2010-11 application below and send to the following address. If you are already on the program, your new application will be mailed to your last known address at the beginning of each school year.
Andrea Hernandez
Child Nutrition Program Assistant
14140 Black Bob Rd
Olathe, KS 66062

 

2010-2011 Federal Income Eligibility Guidelines

Household Size	Yearly	Monthly	Twice a Month	Every 2 Weeks	Weekly
1	20,036	1,670	835	771	386
2	26,955	2,247	1,124	1,037	519
3	33,874	2,823	1,412	1,303	652
4	40,793	3,400	1,700	1,569	785
5	47,712	3,976	1,988	1,836	918
6	54,631	4,553	2,277	2,102	1,051
7	61,550	5,130	2,565	2,368	1,184
8	68,469	5,706	2,853	2,634	1,317
Each Additional Person:	6,919	577	289	267	134

Click on FAQs to view frequently asked questions about the program.

 

View & Print the  2010-11 Application for Child Nutrition Program Benefits

 

Solicitud para Beneficios del Programa de Alimentación para Niños(as) 2010-11

When filling out the application, you are required to provide the following:

• Names of all household members
• Total income received by each household member. If member(s) do not receive income, the “Check if ZERO Income” box must be checked
• Signature of an adult household member

 

The identity of the students who receive free or reduced price meals is confidential. All students are treated the same, regardless of ability to pay. In the operation of the school lunch programs, no child will be discriminated against because of race, color, national origin, age or handicap.