No free lunch next year?

[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.

The free lunches for all students are very low quality. So much more food gets thrown out than in the past when lunches weren't all free. I see it first hand.

[Anonymous]

Allowing this to expire is such a perfect encapsulation of being a parent in a country that does the bare minimum for its children and then takes that away.

I’d argue that the taxes I pay which subsidize big Agra more than cover the cost of the damn lunch.

“Your kids, your problem.” I thought I’d post it first and save future posters the time.

[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.

No, we shouldn’t. My kids don’t need it. We can afford food. Many can’t. Give them better food than the crap free for all.

[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.

I'm a teacher and my income isn't that much higher than that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Baltimore City schools has free breakfast and lunch for everyone. No forms to fill out. The only problem with this is the way they estimate poverty now. Instead of those income eligibility forms, they now use food stamp info. The problem with that is that undocumented people can't get food stamps so it makes the poverty rate seem a lot lower than it really is. Lower poverty rate means less funding for schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Baltimore City schools has free breakfast and lunch for everyone. No forms to fill out. The only problem with this is the way they estimate poverty now. Instead of those income eligibility forms, they now use food stamp info. The problem with that is that undocumented people can't get food stamps so it makes the poverty rate seem a lot lower than it really is. Lower poverty rate means less funding for schools.

Kids of undocumented parents here legally get food stamps and wic.

[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.

I'm a teacher and my income isn't that much higher than that.

If you are married or get child support it is.

[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.

No, we shouldn’t. My kids don’t need it. We can afford food. Many can’t. Give them better food than the crap free for all.

Exactly. It should go to those who truly need it and better quality.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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.

I encouraged my kids to get school lunch but they said it was gross and insisted I pack lunch.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Allowing this to expire is such a perfect encapsulation of being a parent in a country that does the bare minimum for its children and then takes that away.

I’d argue that the taxes I pay which subsidize big Agra more than cover the cost of the damn lunch.

“Your kids, your problem.” I thought I’d post it first and save future posters the time.

Your kids are your problem. Wealthy don’t need free lunch and can pay.

[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.

The free lunches for all students are very low quality. So much more food gets thrown out than in the past when lunches weren't all free. I see it first hand.

None of it is fresh and all frozen reheated.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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.

Mcps was not subsidizing the feds were. V

[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.

I'm a teacher and my income isn't that much higher than that.

If you are married or get child support it is.

Neither of those apply to me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

I'm a teacher and my income isn't that much higher than that.

If you are married or get child support it is.

Neither of those apply to me.

Then you’ll find it in your budget.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Baltimore City schools has free breakfast and lunch for everyone. No forms to fill out. The only problem with this is the way they estimate poverty now. Instead of those income eligibility forms, they now use food stamp info. The problem with that is that undocumented people can't get food stamps so it makes the poverty rate seem a lot lower than it really is. Lower poverty rate means less funding for schools.

The data that you are referring to only serves as one of four datasets. Plus children of the undocumented are eligible for food stamps if they are born here.
https://www.census.gov/topics/income-poverty/poverty/guidance/survey-data-collection.html