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FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:

Northern Burlington County Regional School District participates in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). The National School Lunch Program is a federally-assisted meal program operating in public schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to children each school day. Free and Reduced Lunch Applications are submitted online or paper applications are received in both schools' main offices. 

The objective of the NJ School Lunch Program is to “provide a nutritious, well-balanced lunch for children in order to promote sound eating habits, to foster good health and academic achievement, and to reinforce the nutrition education taught in the classroom.”

(Source: http://www.state.nj.us/agriculture/divisions/fn/childadult/school_lunch.html)

Letter to Parents 2023-2024 English

Letter to Parent 2023-2024 Spanish

Free and Reduced Meal Application 2023-2024 English

Free and Reduced Meal Application 2023-2024 Spanish

Free and Reduced Lunch Online Application

Meal Application Instructions 2023-2024 English

Meal Application Instruction 2023-2024 Spanish

Sharing Information 2023-2024 English

Sharing Information 2023-2024 Spanish

Summer 2023 P-EBT

Summer 2024 EBT

Summer 2024 EBT Spanish

What is the National School Lunch Program?

The National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751) was first passed in 1946. It created a national school lunch program; however, it was not until 1966 that Congress made an annual appropriation of funding for schools to provide free and reduced-price lunches to eligible students who were unable to pay the full cost of lunch.

The National School Lunch Act states that it is in the interest of national security to “safeguard the health and well-being of the Nation’s children and to encourage the domestic consumption of nutritious agricultural commodities and other food.” The U.S. Department of Agriculture administers the program, and provides states with general and special cash assistance and donations of foods purchased by the federal government so that schools will be able to serve nutritious lunches to children each school day. In New Jersey, the NJ Department of Agriculture administers this program. Schools, like the Northern Burlington County Regional Schools, must agree to the following requirements in order to receive funds:

• Serve lunches meeting the minimum nutritional requirements.

• Serve meals without cost or at reduced cost to children who were determined to be unable to pay the full cost of the lunch and not to segregate or discriminate against such children in any way.

• Operate the program on a nonprofit basis.

• Use, whenever practical, the commodities donated by the federal government.

• Maintain proper records of all receipts and expenditures and submit reports to the state agency as required.

Source:http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/lunch/AboutLunch/ProgramHistory_5.htm

National Hunger Hotline

It’s important that parents know where summer sites in their neighborhoods are located so that they can also get these healthy, free meals to their children. To find out the closest SFSP site near you where you can get your kids to join the fun, parents and guardians can either call their state agency or the National Hunger Hotline at 1-866-3-Hungry or 1-877-8-HAMBRE. It’s a free call, available in both English and Spanish, and is available from Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Saturdays 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time.