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Free & Reduced-Price Meal Applications
for the 2023-2024 School Year

 
The Child Nutrition Department will begin the process of collecting meal applications for all students for the 2023-2024 school year on July 1, 2023. Free and reduced-priced meals are available for all eligible students. If you feel your child may be eligible, please apply online at www.schoolcafe.com or complete a paper application and return it to the school or the Child Nutrition Office at the Administration Building.

A new family application must be filed each school year.  Complete only one application per household.
 
 
 

Early processing assures that qualifying students will be receiving meal benefits for the complete school year. You must reapply, even if your children have been on the program during the past year. Meal status benefits from the previous year will stop after the first 30 days of school.
 
Children in households receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits (formerly the Food Stamp Program) or TANF can get free meals regardless of your income. Your benefit letter from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is your documentation for free meals. If you have not received a letter from Nederland ISD by July 31, 2023 stating that your student is eligible for free meals, you may take your HHSC benefit letter to the Child Nutrition office to be certified for free meals.
 
Meal applications are available at the Child Nutrition office located at:
 
Nederland ISD Administration Building
Child Nutrition Department
220 17th Street, Nederland
409-724-2391 ext. 1226
 
Meal Prices for 2023-2024
 
 

Breakfast    

Lunch   
Grades PreK-8

$1.50

$2.75
Grades 9-12

$1.50

$3.00
     

Reduced-Price (all grades)

 Free $0.40

Second Meal Price for All Students          

 $2.75 $4.15

NISD Employees

 $3.00 $4.50

Guest/Visitors

 $3.00 $4.60

In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA.  Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits.  Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.  Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English. To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at: https://www.usda.gov/oascr/how-to-file-a-program-discrimination-complaint, and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992.  Submit your completed form or letter 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; (2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or (3) email: program.intake@usda.gov. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.



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