No free lunch next year?

[Anonymous]

Is the federal funded program for free lunch ending this school year?

[Anonymous]

Yes. It’s ended.

[Anonymous]

schools will be partnering with uber eats now.

[Anonymous]

There is free lunch for income eligible.

[Anonymous]

I am hopeful that MCPS will find a way to keep it going, at least in some schools, sort of like their universal free breakfast. I teach in a focus school and so many of our non-FARMs families participated, and my own kids did too. It was just such a stress relief to not have to worry about packing three lunches every night or worry about the cost. And I think it was good for the kids to get served a lunch that might not be their favorite thing, but that's what's for lunch so eat it or don't.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is free lunch for income eligible.

The eligibility requirements are shockingly low (or high?) for this area. A family of four has to be below $48,000 annually to qualify. I cannot imagine raising 2 (or 3) children on anywhere close to that amount.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is free lunch for income eligible.

The eligibility requirements are shockingly low (or high?) for this area. A family of four has to be below $48,000 annually to qualify. I cannot imagine raising 2 (or 3) children on anywhere close to that amount.

and yet there are MCPS schools where 80 percent of the students ARE eligible.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is free lunch for income eligible.

The eligibility requirements are shockingly low (or high?) for this area. A family of four has to be below $48,000 annually to qualify. I cannot imagine raising 2 (or 3) children on anywhere close to that amount.

There are also plenty of other food programs including WIC, Food Stamps, and free food pick ups. This isn't the only free lunch program. There is a huge difference between need and want.

[Anonymous]

What I worry most is that some FARM families may not realized they need to apply each year since last two years everyone received free lunches.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What I worry most is that some FARM families may not realized they need to apply each year since last two years everyone received free lunches.

There’s always been a lot of families that don’t realize they’re eligible. We should really be doing free lunches for all students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What I worry most is that some FARM families may not realized they need to apply each year since last two years everyone received free lunches.

There’s always been a lot of families that don’t realize they’re eligible. We should really be doing free lunches for all students.

We should for need not kids who live in million dollar homes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What I worry most is that some FARM families may not realized they need to apply each year since last two years everyone received free lunches.

There’s always been a lot of families that don’t realize they’re eligible. We should really be doing free lunches for all students.

We should for need not kids who live in million dollar homes.

There's a point where it costs less to feed everybody than to figure out who is poor enough and only feed them. That's why some schools have free breakfast for all students, even the rich ones.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is free lunch for income eligible.

The eligibility requirements are shockingly low (or high?) for this area. A family of four has to be below $48,000 annually to qualify. I cannot imagine raising 2 (or 3) children on anywhere close to that amount.

There are also plenty of other food programs including WIC, Food Stamps, and free food pick ups. This isn't the only free lunch program. There is a huge difference between need and want.

And then there's "greatly improves quality of life by reducing parental stress and costs next to nothing compared to the benefits."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is free lunch for income eligible.

The eligibility requirements are shockingly low (or high?) for this area. A family of four has to be below $48,000 annually to qualify. I cannot imagine raising 2 (or 3) children on anywhere close to that amount.

There are also plenty of other food programs including WIC, Food Stamps, and free food pick ups. This isn't the only free lunch program. There is a huge difference between need and want.

And then there's "greatly improves quality of life by reducing parental stress and costs next to nothing compared to the benefits."

If buying or packing a lunch is too difficult don’t have kids or have your nanny or delivery service do it. Or, just pay.

[Anonymous]

The good part is that mcps subsidized the free meals by selling to the paying kids. When no one was paying they were limited to the government subsidized amount for all. Lunches should improve a bit.