Free and Reduced-Price Meals

The nationwide waiver to provide all K-12 students free meals regardless of income expired June 30, 2022. Meals will no longer be free to all PPS students in the 2022-23 school year. Eligible families can submit an online or paper Confidential Family Application to see if they qualify for free and reduced-priced meals.

Applying Online:
Click here or download the mobile app to complete and submit an application via SchoolCafe.

Two Step Process to Submit an Online Meal Application with SchoolCafe:
1. Create a SchoolCafe Account. You can use this account each school year to submit an online meal application.
2. Complete and submit the online application. You can check the status of the application and even print out the approval/denial letter.

Applying with a Paper Application:
To submit a paper application, click on the 2022-23 Confidential Family Application for Free and Reduced Priced Meals on the Franklin Website.

Print out and complete the required information and mail the application to the PPS Nutrition Services Department, 501 N. Dixon St., Portland, OR 97227. To request one to be mailed to you, please fill out the online request form or contact the PPS Meal Benefits Office at 503.916.3402 or email mealbenefits@pps.net.

Applications for free and reduced lunch are accepted anytime throughout the school year. This means, if families do not currently qualify for free and reduced-price meals, but circumstances change that allow families to meet the income guidelines, they can submit an application at that time.