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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wonder if the CEP program is impacting this.  Given that there is no need for families to complete the forms to receive meals, how do they actually know the FARMS rate?  Both NHE and Oak View are CEP schools with all students receiving free meals.  No one had to complete the forms.  
https://www..org/news/quick-notes/2023-08/2023-08-issue/important-information-about-student-meals/
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It definitely has. MCPS said not as many families filled out paperwork this year because of free breakfast and lunch from CEP.[/quote]

So fewer families were eligible which means there's less poverty so that's a good thing.[/quote]

No--families did not fill out FARMs forms to get free or reduced meals for their kids because everyone received free lunch and breakfast. FARMs forms weren't even collected. So instead MCPS took families that receive SNAP. Many families that are eligible for SNAP do not attempt to collect it. Many families who meet poverty thresholds are ineligible for SNAP for other reasons. It would be good if it meant fewer families were actually that poor, but it doesn't. The demographics haven't changed.[/quote]

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