Many schools use digital lunch money apps to help parents pay for school meals. They can see how much money their child has spent and how much money they have left in the account. This is all done online. Different schools use different lunch money apps . Check with your school to see which app they use. Advantages to digital lunch money apps are:
Convenience: You can manage your child's lunch account from anywhere, anytime.
No Cash Needed: Your child doesn't have to carry cash. That way they can't lose it and no one can steal it.
Tracking Spending: You can see exactly what your child is buying.
Peace of Mind: You know your child will always have money for lunch.
Download the App or Visit the Website – Common apps include:
Schools will tell you the correct app for their district. You can usually download it from the school website.
Create an Account – Parents sign up using their email and link their child’s school.
Add Money to the Lunch Account – Parents can add money to their child’s account using:
a credit card
a debit card
transfer it from your checking account
Add money automatically when the balance is low.
Check Meal Purchases – Parents can see what their child is buying at school and monitor spending.
Get Low Balance Alerts – Apps can send you a notice or an email when the lunch account is running low.
Apply for Free or Reduced Lunch – You might be able to apply for free or reduced lunch in the app.