| FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)
1. How
can my child get free or reduced price lunch?
Your student can receive free or
reduced meals by completing a meal application. Meal
applications must be submitted each school year. Meal
Applications can be completed two ways:
By using the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Application for Social Services (COMPASS) website.
COMPASS serves as a single access point for a variety of
social service programs including adult health care
coverage, food stamp benefits and cash assistance. COMPASS
expedites the application process by allowing applicants to
fill out and submit their application online.
Compass Meal Application-Department of Human Services-https://www.humanservices.state.pa.us/compass/PGM/ASP/SC001.asp
OR
By completing a family meal
application. The family meal
application is available at your student's school or
online at
http://www.allentownsd.org/ChildNutrition/SchMealApp.htm
2. Do
you provide a snack for my child that is enrolled in an
after-school program?
All students participating in
after-school programs are offered a snack at no cost.
The
After-School Snack Program provides nutritious snacks for
students participating in an after-school educational
activity. The snack consists of two (2) healthy components
from a variety of food groups. For example, a snack may
consist of cheese and crackers and a fruit juice. The snack
is the best choice for students that are participating in a
program lasting one (1) hour or less.
3. How do I pay for my child’s meals?
Allentown School
District, Child Nutrition Services provides an electronic meal
account program that allows students and families to pre-pay for
meals. Students are encouraged to pre-pay for meals by
submitting payments during breakfast or lunch to the cafeteria
cashier. In addition, your student can pay for his or her meals
daily by giving payment to the cashier at meal time.
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