Free and Reduced Meals

Information about Free or Reduced Price Meals

FREE BREAKFAST & LUNCH: For the 2024-25 school year, ALL West Shore School District schools qualify to serve one free breakfast and one free lunch to every student, regardless of their family's economic status. This means EVERY student in the West Shore School District will receive free meals! 
 
Any additional servings beyond one free breakfast and one free lunch per day will require payment.  Please note, milk is considered an a la carte item ($0.65), but if the student takes a milk and two other meal components, then it would be free.

This student meal update is part of the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) of the National School Lunch Program, which allows schools in low-income areas to provide meals at no cost to families. 

Every school year, a variety of supportive opportunities are available for students based on household income.  These include, but are not limited to: fee waivers for participation in after-school activities, e-rate funds that offset the cost of access to technology resources, along with additional state and federal grant funding for programs and resources to support students.  Historically, the District used the Free and Reduced Meal Application to gather this data, but because the District is participating in CEP (free meals for all students) we need to use a separate application.
 
If your family is not notified of direct certification prior to the start of the school year and your household size and income fall within any of the ranges specified in Columns A or B below, please complete this form and return it to the WSSD Office of Federal Programs, Administration Center, PO Box 803, New Cumberland, PA17070. To qualify for assistance, students must have a signed and completed form on file. 
 
Again, the completion of this form provides information that may further benefit other educational programs helping to support students while minimizing the need for additional local tax dollars.

Parents who believe their child who would qualify for may also apply through the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Access to Social Services (COMPASS). Your child will still receive free meals regardless of paperwork status. You may find links to those pages here.

Contact

Free and Reduced Meals Questions
Stephanie Pague
Secretary to Food Services
717-938-9577  
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