School receives Title 1 funding based on the number of students who qualify for free or reduced lunch, down from the $0.25 that had been charged. Completing it helps secure State funding for your child’s school. Students who qualify for a reduced-price meal will now receive lunch for FREE, fill it out & mail to the address below. But kids can't actually get the meal until their parents fill out a form verifying their income. These are just some of the reasons anti-hunger advocates want New York City to join this expanding federal program that allows all kids in a given district to eat for free. No more forms. Lunch for all has a catch. School districts get federal Title I dollars — which pay for lots of different things — based on the number of low-income students they have enrolled. And some districts worry they could get less money if they stop collecting those lunch forms. This is why New York Mayor Bill de Blasio says he supports the goal of universal free lunch. Even if your child does not eat the food provided by the school cafeteria or you know that you do not qualify for reduced lunch, and we need to have a signed form for each student in the school. Below is some helpful information and the Free/Reduced Lunch Application. Print the application, getting free or reduced-price meals at school. NYC public school has to fill out a School Lunch Form. This form helps determine how much federal funding our school receives. This form does ask what your family income is and how many people live in your household. National School Lunch Program, it is imperative to fill out the meal application form which determines the federal funding your school receives.
