Meal Options for Everyone
The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools and residential child care institutions. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to children each school day. The program was established under the National School Lunch Act, signed by President Harry Truman in 1946.
Apply here with the online Free and Reduced Lunch application
2022-23 Free and Reduced Lunch Application
If you prefer to fill out the paper Free and Reduced application, please contact the JCSD Nutrition Services office at 515-278-0470.
To help answer your questions
USDA: School Meal Changes are Coming in the 2022-2023 School Year
2022-23 JCSD Parent FAQs on Free and Reduced Meals