HCST Food Services

🍎 Apply for Meal Benefits
Apply online, download a paper application, or learn how to request a printed copy from your school.

✅ Check Meal Eligibility
View your child's current Free, Reduced-Price, or Paid meal status and print an eligibility letter.

🍽️ Menus & Meal Prices
View current breakfast and lunch prices and find school meal menus.

💳 Cafeteria Account
Add funds to your student's MySchoolBucks account and learn how cafeteria purchases work.

💵 Refunds & Transfers
Request a cafeteria account refund or transfer funds between students.

❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Find answers about applications, eligibility, cafeteria accounts, student IDs, meal benefits, and more.

Important Information for Families

A New Meal Application Is Required Every School Year

Meal eligibility does not automatically carry over for the entire new school year.

If your household received Free or Reduced-Price meal benefits during the previous school year, temporary carryover eligibility may apply at the beginning of the new school year. Families should submit a new application as soon as possible to prevent an interruption in benefits.

SUBMIT YOUR 2026–2027 APPLICATION

About HCST Food Services

The Hudson County Schools of Technology Food Services Program is committed to providing students with nutritious, balanced meals that support learning, wellness, and academic success.

Our Food Services Department works to ensure students have access to breakfast and lunch while providing families with convenient tools to apply for meal benefits, manage cafeteria accounts, and access important meal program information.

Need Help?

HCST Food Services Department

One High Tech Way
Secaucus, NJ 07094

Have a question about a meal application, eligibility, or cafeteria account?

Call or Text: (551) 333-3741
Email: hcstfoodservices@hcstonline.org