Franklin Co BOE Initiates New Online Application for Free/Reduced Meals Sign Up

Franklin County Charter School System is making it easier for parents and guardians to apply for free or reduced-priced meals for their students.

This week, the Board of Education announced a special website where they can go to apply called Nutri-Cloud.

Information provided by the parent is encrypted and safe and sent to the Nutrition Office the same day the parent or guardian applies.

Under the National School Lunch Program and/or School Breakfast Program, children are eligible for free or reduced-price meals under the following conditions:

▪ Children from families whose income is at or below the levels shown in the table above.
▪ All children in households receiving benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).
▪ Foster children that are under the legal responsibility of a foster care agency or court. Families with foster children should contact the school for information regarding benefits.
▪ Children participating in their school’s Head Start program.
▪ Children who meet the definition of homeless, runaway, or migrant. Contact the school for information regarding benefits.

Children in households participating in WIC may be eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Please send in an application.

If your child is already enrolled in the school lunch program from last year they will continue to receive meals this year for up to 30 days from the start of the new school year.

However, if a new application is not approved or the child is not directly certified by the end of the 30 days after school starts, meals will be charged at full price.

To apply you can go to https://www.nlappscloud.com/