City Of Fort Worth: FWISD Students To Eat At No Charge During 2021-22 School Year

Press release from City of Fort Worth:

July 29, 2021

Typically, a student’s household must meet income eligibility requirements to qualify for free or reduced-price meals. However, the U.S. Department of Agriculture issued guidance that allows schools to offer meals to all students at no cost for the coming school year.

While no application or eligibility determination is required for a student to receive free meals in the 2021-2022 school year, income eligibility requirements will likely resume in the 2022-2023 school year. Fort Worth ISD will process household applications during school year 2021-2022 to ensure student eligibility for free or reduced-price meals during the first 30 days of the 2022-2023 school year while those applications are being processed. Each campus has a copy of the policy, which may be reviewed upon request.

Starting in August of 2022, Fort Worth ISD will begin distributing letters to households of the children about eligibility benefits and actions households need to take to apply. Applications are also available online or at Fort Worth ISD Child Nutrition Services, 601 E. Northside Drive.

View the criteria that will be used to determine a child’s eligibility for free or reduced-price meal benefits at the beginning of school year 2022-2023. 

Photo: New USDA guidance allows schools to offer meals to all students at no cost for the coming school year.

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This press release was produced by City of Fort Worth. The views expressed here are the author’s own.