School Menus and Food Services
Welcome! This page provides information and resources for school menus, special dietary restrictions, free and reduced meal applications, payments and more.
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- Special Dietary Restrictions
- Child Nutrition Eligibility & Education Benefit Application (free & reduced meals)
- Food Services Online Payment
- SUN Bucks
We’re on our way to a million meals听in school year 2024/25!
As of February 12 we’ve served 565,124 meals听
Thank you for participating in school breakfast and lunch
See you in the cafeteria!
*Our menu is subject to change according to product availability; check back often for the most up-to-date information.
Special Dietary Restrictions
For menu specific information about carbohydrates and allergens, please see the My School Menus link above.
For information about Special Dietary Restrictions:
For additional help, including these resources in another language, please contact food services 360-676-6504 or laura.davis@bellinghamschools.org
No-Cost Meals and Other Benefits at School
The Child Nutrition Eligibility & Education Benefit (CNEEB) Application may qualify you for: meal benefits, Summer EBT benefits (SUN Bucks), reduced fees for other programs and activities, and/or help secure funding for your school district.
Columbia, Geneva, Lowell, Parkview, Silver Beach, Wade King Elementary Schools; Kulshan Middle School; Bellingham and Sehome high schools:
- At these schools, students who qualify via the Child Nutrition Eligibility & Education Benefit (CNEEB)听Application are eligible for one breakfast and one lunch daily at no-cost
Alderwood, Birchwood, Carl Cozier, Cordata, Happy Valley, Northern Heights, Roosevelt, and Sunnyland elementary schools; Fairhaven, Shuksan, and Whatcom middle schools; Options and Squalicum high schools are Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) schools:
- Enrolled students automatically qualify for one breakfast and one lunch daily at no-cost without completing an application
- Complete the Child Nutrition Eligibility & Education Benefit (CNEEB) Application to qualify for non-meal benefits; completing this application will not impact your eligibility to receive meals at no cost.
Child Nutrition Eligibility & Education Benefit Application
Review the income guidelines to confirm eligibility and then complete the online application. (Paper applications are available at your school site, district office, central kitchen or contact food services 360-676-6504.)
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- 2024-25 Letter to Household English听 听 听2024-25 Letter to Household Spanish
- (please use Google Chrome web browser to access)
The school meal application听is used to determine other federal nutritional assistance and education funding, making it critical parents participate so the district can count all qualified students.
Students with qualifying information under the application may also qualify for other non-meal benefits like SUN Bucks and free activity, ASB, or test fees.
Students who qualify for reduced price meals will not have a co-pay; they will receive meals at no cost.
Household and individual information is confidential and only those who are authorized have access to it.
Households may apply for benefits at any time during the school year, although there may be specific dates for benefits like SUN Bucks; please inquire if you need more information about eligibility dates.
Household members do not need to be US citizens for students to qualify for no-cost meals.
Completing the meal eligibility application has no impact on immigration status.
Direct Certification
Students who are directly certified for free/reduced meals through DSHS do not need to complete a Child Nutrition Eligibility & Education Benefit Application. Families are welcome to contact food services to confirm their direct certification before completing paperwork.
Food Services Online Payment
To add funds to a meal account, please visit the Food Services Online Payment page.
2024/25 Prices*
Breakfast –
Elementary $2.00
Secondary $2.25
Adults $2.50
Lunch –
Elementary $3.50
Secondary $3.75
Adults $5.25
Milk-only purchase (no meal) $0.50
*Note: CEP school students and free/reduced eligible students receive one breakfast and/or one lunch per day. Second meals or a milk-only purchase are sold at prices above. 一本道app food services never denies a student a first meal for an inability to pay (district policy and procedure 6700). Students may not charge a second meal or a milk to an account with a zero or negative balance.
Additional Information and Resources
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鈥檚 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:听, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant鈥檚 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:
- mail:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or - fax:
(833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or - email:
Program.Intake@usda.gov
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
Para todos los dem谩s programas de asistencia de nutrici贸n del FNS, agencias estatales o locales y sus subreceptores, deben publicar la siguiente Declaraci贸n de No Discriminaci贸n:
De acuerdo con la ley federal de derechos civiles y las normas y pol铆ticas de derechos civiles del Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos (USDA), esta entidad est谩 prohibida de discriminar por motivos de raza, color, origen nacional, sexo (incluyendo identidad de g茅nero y orientaci贸n sexual), discapacidad, edad, o represalia o retorsi贸n por actividades previas de derechos civiles.
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Para presentar una queja por discriminaci贸n en el programa, el reclamante debe llenar un formulario AD-3027, formulario de queja por discriminaci贸n en el programa del USDA, el cual puede obtenerse en l铆nea en:听, de cualquier oficina de USDA, llamando al (866) 632-9992, o escribiendo una carta dirigida a USDA. La carta debe contener el nombre del demandante, la direcci贸n, el n煤mero de tel茅fono y una descripci贸n escrita de la acci贸n discriminatoria alegada con suficiente detalle para informar al Subsecretario de Derechos Civiles (ASCR) sobre la naturaleza y fecha de una presunta violaci贸n de derechos civiles. El formulario AD-3027 completado o la carta debe presentarse a USDA por:
(1) correo:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
(2) fax:
(833) 256-1665 o (202) 690-7442; o
(3) correo electr贸nico:
program.intake@usda.gov
Esta instituci贸n es un proveedor que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades.
SUN Bucks is a new program to help families buy food for their school-aged children during the summer. Families will get $120 for each eligible child to buy groceries during the summer. Children who get SUN Bucks can still participate in other summer meal programs. Receiving SUN Bucks will not affect children or families鈥 immigration status.
In Washington, SUN Bucks will be loaded onto an EBT card and mailed to your home. If eligible, you can use SUN Bucks benefits to buy food like fruits, vegetables, meat, whole grains, and dairy at grocery stores and other places that accept EBT benefits.
Your child is eligible for SUN Bucks if your child attends a school that offers the National School Lunch or School Breakfast Program and:
- Already participates in SNAP, FDIPR, TANF or other programs directly certified by DSHS, or
- Household income meets the requirements for free or reduced-price school meals
Many families will get SUN Bucks automatically if they are getting other benefits, but some families may need to apply for the program by completing the Child Nutrition Eligibility & Education Benefit Application.
If your household already participates in SNAP, FDIPR, TANF, your child will automatically be enrolled in the SUN Bucks program. You do not need to fill out an application.
With questions or for assistance, please contact 360-676-6504.