Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) Schools

Students who attend a school that participates in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) are eligible for breakfast and lunch at no charge. Parents do not need to complete an application to qualify for meals. 

Students at CEP schools may qualify for additional District Programs by completing both of the following online forms:

    

Income Survey Form          

 

FOCUS Parent Disclosure Form

2024-2025 CEP School List

Universal Free Lunch Program Pilot Year 2

Students who attend a school that participates in the Universal Free Lunch Program Pilot are eligible for lunch at no cost.  Universal Free Breakfast will continue for the 2024-2025 school year.  

Meal Benefits applications need to be completed online for meal reimbursement and to qualify for additional District Programs.  Access the applications on the MY SHOOL Apps URL https://www.myschoolapps.com/Home/PickDistrict or on the link below.      

  

Online Meal Benefit Applications

  2024-2025 Universal Pilot School List

Parent Disclosure Form

Students who qualify for Free and Reduced Price Meals are eligible for additional District programs by completing an online Parent Disclosure Form on FOCUS Student Information System.     

Parent Disclosure Form   

Additional District Programs

Fee waivers for SAT/ACT/PSAT exams, waivers for college application fees, discounts on after school programs and camps, discounts on internet services, and others.  

District Programs List

Meal Benefits Parent Information Letter 

The 2024-2025 Meal Benefits Parent Information Letter is available in English, Espanol, Kreyol and Portuguese as a PDF.  Access by selecting your language and download.  

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Dear Parent/Guardian                                                                                                                                    July 1, 2024                                        

Broward County Public Schools offers healthy, nutritious meals every school day. Breakfast will continue to be free to all students under the Universal-Free Breakfast Program in the 47 Non-Community Eligibility Provisions (Non-CEP). For the 2024/2025 School Year, The Food and Nutrition Services Department will continue to pilot the Universal Free Lunch Program for the second year. The Universal Free Lunch Program Pilot provides free lunch meals to all students in Non-CEP Schools.

The Universal Free Lunch Program Pilot Year 2 will begin August 12^th, 2024, and end June 3^rd, 2025. To sustain the Universal Free Lunch Program Pilot Year 2, it is vital for parents to complete an online application for Meal Reimbursement and to provide opportunities for additional District Benefits. 

To apply for Free or Reduced-Price Meals, complete a meal application online at www.myschoolapps.com.  If you are unable to complete an application online, contact Food and Nutrition Services at 754-321-0250 to receive a paper Multi-Child Application for Meal Benefits. If you complete a paper application, please return the form to: Food and Nutrition Services, 7720 W. Oakland Park Boulevard, Suite #204, Sunrise, Florida, 33351. After your application has been processed, notification of your child’s meal eligibility will be sent to the e-mail address provided or through the postal service. 

Household size and income criteria will be used to determine eligibility. An application cannot be approved unless it contains complete eligibility information.  Once approved, meal benefits are good for an entire school year; it is not necessary to notify Food and Nutrition Services of changes in income and household size.  You may apply for meal benefits at any time during the school year.  If a household member becomes unemployed or circumstances change, your child may be eligible for free or reduced-price meals.  The information provided on the application will be used for the purpose of determining eligibility and may be verified at any time during the school year.     

Households that receive Florida SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), Florida TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) or FDPIR (Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations) benefits, are required to list on the application only the child’s name, the name and valid Florida SNAP, Florida TANF or FDPIR case number for the person who receives the benefits, and signature of an adult household member.  When a case number for any household member is listed on the application, all children in the household are eligible for free meals.  Children in households participating in WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children) may be eligible for free or reduced-price meals.

If you have migrant, homeless, runaway, or foster children living with you and you haven’t been informed your children will get free meals, please contact the District’s Migrant Coordinator at 754-321-1400, Homeless/Runaway Liaison at 754-321-1566 or Foster Care Liaison at 754-321-1565 to see if they qualify.  Foster children will receive benefits regardless of the child’s personal income or income of the household. 

All other households must provide the following information listed on the application: names of all children and adults living in the household, and the school name for each child; total household income listed by gross amount normally received, how often the income is received by each household member and type of income (e.g., wages, child support, etc.); check the “no income” box if applicable;  last four digits of the Social Security Number for the adult signing the application or check the box if this household member does not have a Social Security Number; and signature of an adult household member certifying the information provided is correct.  If you normally get overtime, include it, but do not include it if you only work overtime sometimes.  You or your children do not have to be U.S. citizens to qualify for free or reduced-price meals.  You may list a foster child and all other household members on one application.  If the foster family is not eligible for free or reduced-price meals, it does not prevent a foster child from receiving free meal benefits.

For the purpose of determining household size, deployed service members are considered a part of the household.  Families should include the names of the deployed service members on their application, and report only that portion of the deployed service member’s income made available to them or on their behalf to the family. If you are in the Military Housing Initiative or get combat pay, do not include these allowances as income.  If you get an off-base housing allowance, it must be included as income.

 Under the provisions of the Free and Reduced-Price Meal Policy, the Meal Benefits Coordinator will review applications and determine eligibility.  If you are dissatisfied with the ruling of the official, you may wish to discuss the decision with the determining official on an informal basis by calling Food and Nutrition Services at 754-321-0250.  If you wish to make a formal appeal, write to Mary Mulder, Executive Director of Food and Nutrition Services, 7720 W. Oakland Park Boulevard, Suite #204, Sunrise, Florida, 33351 or call 754-321-0215.

Federal Income Eligibility Chart Your child may qualify for free or reduced meals if your income falls at or below the limits on this chart.
Household Size	Annual	Monthly	Twice Per Month	Every Two Weeks	Weekly
1	27,861	2,322	1,161	1,072	536
2	37,814	3,152	1,576	1,455	728
3	47,767	3,981	1,991	1,838	919
4	57,720	4,810	2,405	2,220	1,110
5	67,673	5,640	2,820	2,603	1,302
6	77,626	6,469	3,235	2,986	1,493
7	87,579	7,299	3,650	3,369	1,685
8	97,532	8,128	4,064	3,752	1,876
For each additional family member, add	9,953	830	415	383	192

 

You may contact Food and Nutrition Services by phone at 754-321-0250 or e-mail freereducedmeals@browardschools.com, if you have questions or need assistance.

 Sincerely,

 

 Mary Mulder

Executive Director, Food and Nutrition Services

In accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, and reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, and American Sign Language) should contact the responsible State or local Agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. To file a program discrimination complaint, a complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, which can be obtained online, at https://www. ascr.usda.gov/sites/default/files/USDA-OASCR%20P-ComplaintForm-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by: mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; email: program.intake@usda.gov. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

An online payment portal designed to allow parents and guardians quick and easy access to online payments for additional meals or à la carte items.

À la carte items include: Sparkling water, Ice-Cream, Pop-Tart, Rice Crispy Treats and more.  All à la carte items are USDA Smart Snack approved.

A nominal fee of $2.49 is charged per credit/debit transaction.

Meal Prices

Breakfast		Lunch
Elementary	Free	Elementary	Free
Middle	Free	Middle	Free
High	Free	High	Free
Adult	$3.25	Adult	$4.95

Second meals will be charged at the adult price of $4.95.  We encourage parents to register through My School Bucks payment portal for easy and convenient online payments. 

Refunds

For current students, please contact the Food and Nutrition Services Manager at your school.

Student(s) who are no longer enrolled at a Broward County Public School may e-mail FNSHelpDesk@browardschools.com for refunds.