Cafeteria
Generals Cafe
FREE AND REDUCED SCHOOL LUNCH APPLICATION:
Dear Parent/Guardian:
Children need healthy meals to learn. Gwinnett County Public Schools offers healthy meals every school day. Breakfast costs $1.75; lunch costs $2.50 for elementary and $2.75 at middle and high schools. Your children may qualify for free meals or for reduced-price meals. The reduced price is $.30 for breakfast and $.40 for lunch. The following information includes an application for free or reduced-price meal benefits and a set of detailed instructions. Below are some common questions and answers to help you with the application process.
Adult meal price:
Breakfast $2.50
Lunch $4.75
Who can get FREE OR REDUCED-PRICE MEALS?
- All children in households receiving benefits from Georgia SNAP or TANF are eligible for free
- Foster children that are under the legal responsibility of a foster care agency or court are eligible for free
- Children participating in their school’s Head Start program are eligible for free
- Children who meet the definition of homeless, runaway, or migrant are eligible for free
- Children may receive free or reduced-price meals if your household’s income is within the limits on the Federal Income Eligibility Chart. Your children may qualify for free or reduced-price meals if your household income falls at or below the limits on this chart.
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Household Size |
Income Guidelines for Reduced-Price Meals |
Income Guidelines for Free Meals |
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Annual | Monthly |
Twice Per Month |
Every Two Weeks | Weekly | Annual | Monthly | Twice Per Month | Every Two Weeks | Weekly | |
|
1 |
28,953 |
2,413 |
1,207 |
1,114 |
557 |
20,345 |
1,696 |
848 |
783 |
392 |
|
|
2 |
39,128 |
3,261 |
1,631 |
1,505 |
753 |
27,495 |
2,292 |
1,146 |
1,058 |
529 |
|
|
3 |
49,303 |
4,109 |
2,055 |
1,897 |
949 |
34,645 |
2,888 |
1,444 |
1,333 |
667 |
|
|
4 |
59,478 |
4,957 |
2,479 |
2,288 |
1,144 |
41,795 |
3,483 |
1,742 |
1,608 |
804 |
|
|
5 |
69,653 |
5,805 |
2,903 |
2,679 |
1,340 |
48,945 |
4,079 |
2,040 |
1,883 |
942 |
|
|
6 |
79,828 |
6,653 |
3,327 |
3,071 |
1,536 |
56,095 |
4,675 |
2,338 |
2,158 |
1,079 |
|
|
7 |
90,003 |
7,501 |
3,751 |
3,462 |
1,731 |
63,245 |
5,271 |
2,636 |
2,433 |
1,217 |
|
|
8 |
100,178 |
8,349 |
4,175 |
3,853 |
1,927 |
70,395 |
5,867 |
2,934 |
2,708 |
1,354 |
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FOR EACH ADDITIONAL FAMILY MEMBER ADD: |
10,175 |
848 |
424 |
392 |
196 |
7,150 |
596 |
298 |
275 |
138 |
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CONVERTING INCOME TO ANNUAL: Weekly x 52 Every 2 weeks x 26 Twice a month x 24 Monthly x 12 |
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Universal Breakfast at Shiloh:
Effective August 5, 2019, the Gwinnett County School Nutrition Program has made the decision that Universal Breakfast will be offered to designated GCPS Title 1 Middle Schools and High Schools. For SY20-21, Shiloh Middle School has been designated a GCPS Title 1 school and therefore is eligible to offer Universal Breakfast. This means that all students will receive breakfast at no cost.