Nodaway Valley Food Service

FREE AND REDUCED APPLICATION INFORMATION

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Web-Based Information Letter | How To Apply | 2024-2025 Free and Reduced Meals Application

Many funding grants are based on the number of Free and Reduced Price Meals.  These include K-3 Class Size Initiative funding, Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities funding, E-Rate technology discounts, Early Childhood Education grants, Medicaid reimbursements, and others.

If you qualify and even if you do not want the discount, please apply!  You can help our school receive funding if you do qualify.  Please contact Food Service Director Janell Stender at 641-630-1042 Opt. 1 or jstender@nodawayvalley.org for information on how to apply.  All information is strictly confidential.

Our Commitment To NV Students!

Nodaway Valley Schools are committed to meeting our students’ nutritional needs. Nodaway Valley Schools served a total of 37,146 breakfast meals and 83,834 lunch meals in the 2017-2018 school year. Healthy meals promote success in and outside the classroom.

Breakfast and lunch are available to every student in our district and our meals meet or exceed the USDA nutrition standard which require:

Nodaway Valley Schools offer the Offer Versus Serve food choices at both breakfast and lunch. At breakfast a student must take 3 out of the 4 offered food groups to be considered a reimbursable meal and one of those 3 must be ½ cup of fruit or 100% fruit juice. At lunch a student must take 3 out of the 5 offered food groups to be considered a reimbursable meal and one of those 3 must be ½ cup of fruit and/or vegetable (9th-12th grade 1 cup fruit and/or vegetable). Signs will be posted to help your student choose the correct components for their meal.

Start Your Day With Breakfast at School!

Mornings can be really crazy...the alarm doesn't go off...the kids don't want to get up...there's no time to eat breakfast before the bus comes...or they're just not ready to eat. Or maybe your teenager grabs a can of soda and a candy bar on the way to school. If this sounds like your house, we have good news for you.

Breakfast is served at school! School breakfast will give your child a healthy start to the day. A nutritious breakfast helps students be more alert so they can learn more in class. Breakfast has vitamins and nutrients for a strong and healthy body.

Breakfast at school is affordable, too. If you qualify for free and reduced price meals, you also qualify for the breakfast program, with no additional paperwork. You can't find a healthy breakfast at such a low cost anywhere else.

Help your child start the day right with school breakfast!

It is the policy of the Nodaway Valley CSD not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status (for programs), socioeconomic status (for programs), disability, religion, and creed in its programs, activities, or employment practices as required by the Iowa Code sections 216.9 and 256.10(2), Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. § 2000d and 2000e), the Equal Pay Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. § 206, et seq.), Title IX (Educational Amendments, 20 U.S.C.§§ 1681 1688), Section 504 (Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 794), and the Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. § 12101, et seq.). Inquiries and grievances regarding compliance with the above laws may be directed to Connie Lundy, Compliance Coordinator, Nodaway Valley CSD, 324 NW Second, Greenfield, IA 50849, 641-743-6136 or contact the Iowa Civil Rights Commission, Grimes State Office Building, 400 East 14th Street, Des Moines, IA 50319-1004, phone number 515-281-4121, 1-800-457-4416, https://icrc.iowa.gov.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture prohibits discrimination against its customers, employees, and applicants for employment on the bases of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex, gender identity, religion, reprisal, and where applicable, political beliefs, marital Status, familial or parental status, sexual orientation, or all or part of an individual’s income is derived from any public assistance program, or protected genetic information in employment or in any program or activity conducted or funded by the Department. (Not all prohibited bases will apply to all programs and/or employment activities.)

If you wish to file a Civil Rights program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, found online at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html. Or at any USDA office, or call 866-621-9991 to request the form. You may also write a letter containing all of the information requested in the form. Send your completed complaint form or letter to us by mail at U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, by fax 202-690-7442 or email at program.intake@usda.gov.

Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339; or 800-845-6136 (Spanish).