AISD shares policy for assistance with children’s meals
The Amarillo Independent School District this week announced its policy for providing free and reduced price meals for children under the National School Breakfast and Lunch Programs. A copy of the policy may be reviewed by any interested party at the Food Service Office room 223 in the Amarillo ISD building at 7200 I-40 West Amarillo, TX, 79106. The following criteria will be used to determine a child’s eligibility for free or reduced-price meal benefits.
Eligibility for those households that qualify for free or reduced-price meals based on income will need to provide the following information:
- List the names of all household members.
- The amount and source of the income received by each household member.
- The last four digits of the Social Security number of the adult household member who signs the application. If the adult who signs the meal application does not have a Social Security number the box I do not have a social security number must be checked.
- The application must be signed by an adult household member.
- A child’s status such as foster child, homeless, runaway, migrant, or displaced by a declared disaster.
- A child’s enrollment in Head Start or Even Start.
- Categorical or Automatic eligibility households’ receiving SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) formerly the Food Stamp Program or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), or Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR).