National School Lunch Program (NSLP)
Application for Free and Reduced Price School Meals
Please complete an Application for Free and Reduced Price School Meals if your family qualifies according to the listed guidelines. If your lunch application is approved, that approval is in effect for the entire school year. Please note that you may complete an application at any time during the school year. If you have a change in circumstance during the school year, please submit an application.
Free Summer Meals are available to children ages 1-18 across Kansas and the United States.
To locate a site near you please go to https://cnw.ksde.org and under the SFSP drop down menu, select Locate a Site Near You.
Additionally, you can:
Call the National Hunger Hotline toll-free number 1-866-3-HUNGRY OR 1-877-8-HAMBRE
Text “Summer Meals” to 914-342-7744
Text the No Kid Hungry line “FOOD” or “COMIDA” to 304-304
Information is available after May 1st.
Wellness Policies
To view Mater Dei’s Wellness Policies, please click on the link and follow the instructions below.
https://datacentral.ksde.org/nutrition_reports.aspx
Select one of the following reports from the dropdown box:
School Nutrition Program Wellness Policy: Wellness Policies by Sponsor – Elementary
School Nutrition Program Wellness Policy: Wellness Policies by Sponsor – Middle
Next:
select the Program Year from the dropdown box
select X0623 Mater Dei from the Sponsor dropdown box.
Click the Display Report button.
If you would be interested in participating on our Wellness Committee, please contact the school at 785.233.1727.
USDA Nondiscrimination Statement
In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.
Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:
(1) mail
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
(2) fax: (833) 256-1665 o (202) 690-7442; or
(3) email: program.intake@usda.gov
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.