The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools and residential child care institutions. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to children each school day.
Eligibility for free or reduced-price meals is based on household income and application approval.
If you’re earning at or below current Income Eligibility Guidelines, you are encouraged to contact your school or district to fill out a school meal application. Applications are reviewed by local school or district officials before granting free or reduced price benefits.
If you receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, all of your children who attend school automatically qualify for free school meals. Participation in other federal assistance programs, including Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) also provides automatic eligibility. Please contact your school to determine if you need to fill out an application.
If you are eligible for unemployment compensation or The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), you may also be eligible for free or reduced price school meals. State Workforce Agency Administrators should let households seeking unemployment benefits about the availability of free and reduced price school meals. Please contact your school or district for more information.
All students must submit meal applications to receive free or reduce-price meals.
1. To start the application process, visit this link: https://linqconnect.com/public/meal-application/new/
2. In the “Search for a District” field type Carolina Achieve, then click “NEXT”
3. Follow the steps to fill out the form. All family members should be added to a single form submission, do not submit the form multiple times for each child.
All NSLP meals meet USDA nutrition standards and portion guidelines.
Carolina Achieve will provide meal accommodations for students with special dietary needs when supported by documented medical necessity and subject to appropriate approval. If relevant, fill out the forms linked below and send them to jgarcia@carolina-achieve.org.
If you have any further questions, please email jgarcia@carolina-achieve.org.
For questions about the NSLP at Carolina Achieve, please contact:
Brittany Oakley
boakley@carolina-achieve.org
or
Jessy Garcia
jgarcia@carolina-achieve.org
919-323-8166
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, 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 should contact the school.
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 USDA Complaint Form, from any USDA office, by calling 866-632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA.
The completed 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, DC 20250-9410; or by fax: 202-690-7442; or email: program.intake@usda.gov.
