Food Service Meal Application Forms are available online!

Click the link below to process your application through EZMealApp.com
EZMeal App Link

Please see the link below for information regarding the Earned Income Tax Credit Information Act
Earned Income Tax Credit Link

Summer Meal Service Information at the CDE
Universal Benefits Application Links:
English UBA  –  Spanish UBA

Good nutrition and learning go hand in hand!
Our food service employees take pride in serving our customers at five school locations.
Breakfast and Lunch are served at all school food service sites. Ala carte items are available at the High School.
The Food Services Department operates as an education extension of the National School Lunch Program as well as the Child Nutrition Act of 1966. Federal laws regulating the food service programs are administered by the United States Department of Agriculture through the State Department of Education.
We are pleased to inform you that all enrolled students in our school district, regardless of income level, are eligible to receive a healthy school breakfast and school lunch at no charge each day. Your child(ren) will be able to participate in these meal programs without having to pay a fee. Meal applications still need to be submitted.
We also offer free snack and supper meals at no charge to students enrolled in the ASSETS after school programs at our Merquin Elementary and Hilmar Middle School.

Statement of Nondiscrimination

In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.

Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Discrimination Complaint Form, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:

1. mail:
   U.S. Department of Agriculture
   Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
   1400 Independence Avenue, SW
   Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
2. fax:
   (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
3. email:
   Program.Intake@usda.gov