Free and Reduced Price Meals
Your children may be eligible to receive free or reduced-price meals. Families are encouraged to submit a meal application that schools will use to determine a child’s eligibility for free and reduced-price meals.
All families are encouraged to submit an application anytime during the school year if your child is not attending a CEP campus. A new application must be submitted each school year.
Applying for this benefit is easy and confidential using our online application at SchoolCafe.com.
Paper applications will be available at your child's school in August or at the School Nutrition Office, 3623 Highpoint Street, San Antonio, TX 78217 or 210-356-9113.
All applicants will be advised of their approval status by mail. Processing may take up to 10 days during the first few weeks of school.
Note: It is not necessary to complete a paper application if you apply online. Please help us expedite application processing by submitting only one application for your household.
Online Application
THE ONLINE APPLICATION IS NOW AVAILABLE
You will need the following information to apply online:
- Child’s name as it appears on birth certificate
- Child's school name & grade level
- Child's student ID number
- Household before-tax income or SNAP/TANF number
Families applying for children that are qualified foster, homeless, migrant, runaway or participating in Head Start may not be required to provide household income.
In accordance with federal civil rights 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, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.
Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, 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.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027.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: 1. Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or 2. Fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or 3. Email: program.intake@usda.gov. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.