Meal Options for Everyone
The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools and residential child care institutions. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to children each school day. The program was established under the National School Lunch Act, signed by President Harry Truman in 1946.
The 2024-2025 online Free and Reduced Lunch application will be available in mid-July.
If you have questions, please contact the JCSD Nutrition Services office at 515-278-0470.
To help answer your questions
JCSD Parent FAQs on Free and Reduced Meals