Food Services

Breakfast is free for all students for the 2023-2024 school year

Students identified as eligible for reduced-price lunches will not be charged for their lunches this year.

Elementary Lunch – $2.30
Middle School Lunch – $2.40
High School Lunch – $2.40

Adult Breakfast – $2.00
Adult Lunch – $4.00

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Free/Reduced Lunch Application

Applications may be completed online or at www.schoolcafe.com. Paper applications are available in the school building’s main office or can be here.  Please return completed paper applications to your building’s main office or they can be dropped of at the Administrative Building as soon as possible.

NOTE: Balances that are negative prior to receiving free/reduced approval status must still be paid. Families having trouble paying negative balances are encouraged to contact their building principal to set up a payment plan. If you have any questions or would like to see your child’s transaction history, please contact the Food Service Director.

Although the Jersey Shore Area School District does not provide a Summer Food Service Program at this time, nutritious and free meals are available for children and teens 18 and younger at many locations throughout the nation throughout the summer while school is out of session. Visit this website to see if there is a site near you: http://www.fns.usda.gov/meals4kids

Alternative methods of locating sites that serve free meals to children during the summer months include the following:
Call 1.866.3Hungry or 1.877.8Hambre (USDA National Hunger Hotline)
Text “MEALPA” to877877 during the summer months

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Monitor and Add Funds to your Child's Account with SchoolCafe

With SchoolCafe, you can:

  • Apply for Free and Reduced Meals
  • Make payments
  • View your child’s cafeteria account balance
  • View purchase history
  • Receive low balance alerts
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Food Services Director Administration Building
Work Phone: 570.398.1451 x71610
Categories: Administration
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