A new meal application must be submitted each school year. Students who qualified for free or reduced-price meals last year will return to paid status after September 15 if a new application is not submitted.

Families must complete a new application for free and reduced-price meals at the beginning of each school year. Please use your student’s full first and last name exactly as it appears on the enrollment record, including any hyphenated or multiple last names.

If your household’s income changes at any time during the school year, you may submit a new Free and Reduced Meal application. This flexibility ensures that students can access meal benefits as needed.

Please note the following exception:

Students currently enrolled in BCSS who receive Georgia Food Stamps or TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) are automatically eligible and do not need to complete a School Benefit Application. However, new BCSS families must submit a new application, as eligibility does not transfer between school districts. Until your application is approved, meal payments are required.

Have questions? Email Olinda.Slaton@barrow.k12.ga.us.

Complete the Free & Reduced Application

DECLARACIÓN EN CONTRA DE LA DISCRIMINACIÓN

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: U.S. Department of Agriculture USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form , 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;
2. fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442
3. email: program.intake@usda.gov 
    

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

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