Phone: 740-789-1647
UPDATE FOR 2025-2026 SCHOOL YEAR ~ Please click here for information regarding the transition from free lunch to paid lunch for the 2025-2026 school year. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
S-EBT CARDS
The Ohio Department of Job & Family Services will be offering S-EBT cards. The S-EBT is a new program that provides eligible children with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits during the summer to help close the hunger gap when children are on summer break and not receiving school meals. S-EBT benefits are placed on a card issued by (JFS) that can be used at authorized grocery stores to buy food items. There will be a one-time issuance for $120.00 in mid-June. Not all benefits will be processed on the same day.
Households currently receiving SNAP benefits: S-EBT benefits for each eligible child in the household will be issued on the family's existing Ohio Direction Card.
Households not currently receiving SNAP benefits: A new S-EBT card will be mailed for each child eligible to receive S-EBT benefits to the household.
Students must remain enrolled in school through the end of the school year and the benefit does not extend to students fully virtual or attending online. They must have access to the National School Lunch Program.
It is imperative you complete the Free & Reduced Application
if you have not done so. If you have already completed the 2023-2024 Free & Reduced Application and need to verify your status, please contact Dawn Nelson at 740-789-1647 or email
[email protected]
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Free and Reduced-Price Meals Applications
Applications are available at North Fork Local Schools or you can complete the application online at PaySchools Central. Eligibility for free and reduced-price lunch is based on federal income guidelines or participation in other programs such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Ohio Works First. For additional information concerning the National School Lunch Program, please see the U.S. Department of Agriculture school lunch question and answer webpage.
For the 2024-2025 school year, the price of reduced and paid lunches will be as follows:
Grades | Breakfast | Lunch |
K-5 | Free | $2.60 Free
|
6-12 | Free | $3.10 Free
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| Adult | $2.40 | $5.00 |
Reduced Price Students, All Grades | Free | Free |
For questions or additional information, please contact Dawn Nelson at 740-789-1647 or [email protected].
INCOME ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES 2024-2025 |
Household size | Yearly | Monthly | Weekly |
1 | $27,861 | $2,322 | $536 |
2 | 37,814 | 3,152 | 728 |
3 | 47,767 | 3,981 | 919 |
4 | 57,720 | 4,810 | 1,110 |
5 | 67,673 | 5,640 | 1,302 |
6 | 77,626 | 6,469 | 1,493 |
7 | 87,579 | 7,299 | 1,685 |
8 | 97,532 | 8,128 | 1,876 |
Each Additional Person: | 9,953 | 830 | 192 |
UPDATE for 2024-2025 ~
Thousands more Ohio students will be eligible for free school meals this year due to a $8.4 million allotment in the recently signed state budget. Ohio students who apply and qualify for reduced-price meals, based on family income, will now receive the food at no cost to them. Families MUST submit an application!
DID YOU KNOW?
Beginning with the 2023-2024 school year, households that receive Medicaid automatically qualify for free or reduced-price school meals for their school-age children if the household income does not exceed the National School Lunch Program free or reduced-price income standards. No application is necessary.