Free and Reduced Price Meals Application SY2024-2025
2024/225 Aplicacion gratuita de comidas reducidas
Hello and Welcome!
Cape May City Elementary provides free breakfast to all students and we deliver right to the classroom! The school doors open at 8:30AM - students are tardy after 8:40AM when our school day begins. Breakfast in the classroom is available to students upon arrival starting at 8:30AM until 9:00AM.
The cost of lunch is $3.50 Please take a moment to complete and return the Free and Reduced Priced Meals application at your first convenience. Applicants that qualify for Free or Reduced Priced Meals will receive meals at no cost. Applications are available using the link above and we can also send a paper copy home to you. Eligibility in the program has been expanded through the New Jersey Expanded Income Eligibility Program. (NJEIE). Just complete the application and return it school, we will do the rest. Please call if you need any assistance with the form. I am happy to help.
We are requesting a response to the Free and Reduced Meals Application from ALL families to assure that everyone has the opportunity to qualify for the Summer Electronic Benefit Card. If you choose NOT to apply, please take a moment to check that box at the top of the application. Include your child's name and please sign and return to us. Thank you for your cooperation!!
Our school cafeteria uses a computerized system to keep track of student meal purchases and deposits. Each student has an account. Funds can be placed on the account and meal purchases will be deducted when your child is provided a lunch from the cafeteria. The menus will list daily, weekly and monthly lunch costs. Payment can be sent in with your child and will be collected in the classroom. Cash or checks can be sent. (We do not process online or credit card payments). Checks should be made payable to CMCBOE.
The dedicated team in the Cafeteria, aka the Cool School Café, is ready to provide meals for your children! Please be assured all food handling safety precautions are followed.
Breakfast is available every school day. Breakfast is served in the classroom and is available for all students upon arrival. Ordering in advance is not required and breakfast meals are free to all students! Students may also keep nonperishable breakfast foods for snack time at school or after school!
Questions? – Call or email Marianne Linnington @ 609-884-8485 x223, mlinnington@cmcboe.net
Thank you!
Marianne Linnington, Food Service Director
There are many useful documents found in the Documents Section of our website including the USDA Non-Discrimination Statement, (Spanish) our Wellness Policy & Wellness Policy Self Assessment, Monthly Menus, Links to Nutrition and Health Websites, Free and Reduced Meals Applications and much more. To get to the "Documents Page" use the "QUICKLINKS" at the bottom of this page and select "Docs & Forms" then look for Food Services-Cool School Cafe. Please make a visit for more information!!
For meals in the Summer when school is not in session there is the Summer Food Service Program: For more information and where to find a program in your area please use this link: https://www.fns.usda.gov/sfsp/summer-food-service-program
The following link will provide contact information for the Emergency Food Bank location for our area: Community Food Bank Southern Branch and Cape May Community Food Closet, phone number: 609-600-7715
Check out this article about the benefits of school breakfast:
Breakfast in School - Healthy and Nutritious
For a variety of great recipes try this website! https://savorrecipes.com/
Fun website for families: https://pbs.org/parents/
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 (including gender identity and sexual orientation), 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/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-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; or email: program.intake@usda.gov
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
