Do the members of your household lack a permanent address? Are you staying together in a shelter, hotel, or other temporary housing arrangement? Does your family relocate on a seasonal basis? Are any children living with you who have chosen to leave their prior family or household? If you believe children in your household meet these descriptions and have not been told your children will get free meals, please e-mail Anthony Devlin anthony.devlin@crsd.org  or call 215-944-1065

 No. Use one Household Application for Free and Reduced Price Meals for all students in your household. We cannot approve an application that is not complete, so be sure to fill out all required information. Return the completed application to your child’s school or send via email to kmoody@crsd.org or mail to Council Rock School District, Attn: Karen Moody, 30 N. Chancellor St., Newtown, PA 18940. Contact Karen Moody with questions at 215-944-1068.

No, but please read the letter you received carefully and follow the instructions. If any children in your household were missing from your eligibility notification, contact Karen Moody kmoody@crsd.org 215-944-1068 immediately.

Yes! You are encouraged to complete an online application instead of a paper application if you are able. The online application has the same requirements and will ask you for the same information as the paper application. Visit www.compass.state.pa.us to begin or to learn more about the online application process. Contact Karen Moody, kmoody@crsd.org 215-944-1068 if you have any questions about the online application.

Yes. Your child’s application is only good for last school year and for the first 30 operating days of this school year, through October 17, 2023. You must complete a new application unless the school told you that your child is eligible for free or reduced-price meals for the new school year.  If you do not complete a new application that is approved by the school or you have not been notified that your child is eligible for free meals, your child will be charged the full price for meals.

Children in households participating in WIC may be eligible for free or reduced-price meals.  Please complete an application.

Yes. We may also ask you to send written proof of the household income you report.

Yes, you may apply at any time during the school year.  For example, children with a parent or guardian who becomes unemployed may become eligible for free or reduced-price meals if the household income drops below the income limit.

You should talk to school officials. You also may ask for a hearing by calling or writing to: DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, 30 N. CHANCELLOR ST., NEWTOWN, PA 18940; 215-944-1000. 

Yes. You, your children, or other household members do not have to be U.S. citizens to apply for free or reduced-price meals.

List the amount that you normally receive. For example, if you normally make $1000 each month, but you missed some work last month and only made $900, put down that you made $1000 per month.  If you normally get overtime, include it, but do not include it if you only work overtime sometimes.  If you have lost a job or had your hours or wages reduced, use your current income.

Household members may not receive some types of income we ask you to report on the application or may not receive income at all. Whenever this happens, please write a 0 in the field. However, if any income fields are left empty or blank, those will also be counted as zeroes. Please be careful when leaving income fields blank, as we will assume you meant to do so.

Your basic pay, cash bonuses, allowances for off-base housing, food, and clothing, must be reported as income. Exclude combat pay, Family Subsistence Supplemental Allowance, and privatized housing allowances.

To find out how to apply for SNAP or other assistance benefits, visit www.compass.state.pa.us, contact your local county assistance office, or call the Department of Human Services at 1-800-692-7462.