Midland ISD and IDEA Public Schools announced that they will be implementing the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) under the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs for the upcoming school year. view article

Pushing back against the recommendation to raise school meal prices, the Canyon Independent School District voted unanimously to forgo the state’s recommended increase and to seek a waiver for raising prices for the school year. The proposed price increase would have raised all meal prices by 10 cents across the board. All elementary lunches would have gone from $2.60 to $2.70, and secondary lunches from $2.80 to $2.90. Breakfast would have increased from $1.80 to $1.90 for both secondary and elementary students. No changes would have been made to the free or reduced lunch program. This price adjustment was to be done in accordance with the Texas Department of Agriculture’s guidance and federal standards. view article

All Mesquite ISD students will continue to receive free nutritious breakfast and lunch for the 2024-25 school year. No application will be required, according to the school district. Items outside the standard meal, such as chips, bottled water and cookies, will be available for purchase. Parents can add funds to their student’s account through the School Cafe app or website. view article

Pushing back against the recommendation to raise school meal prices, the Canyon Independent School District voted unanimously to forgo the state’s recommended increase and to seek a waiver for raising prices for the school year. The proposed price increase would have raised all meal prices by 10 cents across the board. All elementary lunches would have gone from $2.60 to $2.70, and secondary lunches from $2.80 to $2.90. Breakfast would have increased from $1.80 to $1.90 for both secondary and elementary students. No changes would have been made to the free or reduced lunch program. This price adjustment was to be done in accordance with the Texas Department of Agriculture’s guidance and federal standards. view article

A recent change in federal rules gives rural districts more options for providing summer meals. The change has allowed Smithville ISD to increase the number of kids getting healthy meals while school is out. view article

Manor ISD announced Tuesday that it will be able to provide all enrolled students with free breakfast and lunch for the upcoming 2024-2025 school year. The school district says it's part of the National School Lunch and Breakfast Program. view article

Some Gatesville ISD students will get a special deal next year, free meals in the cafeteria. Gatesville ISD announced in a post on social media on July 15 that all primary and elementary students would be able to eat free in the cafeteria next year. No mention was made of middle or high school students. view article

To give students quality school lunches, the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Farm Fresh program is connecting local farmers with nearby schools’ nutrition teams. Through the Farm Fresh Program, Troy resident Karly Gilmore and her family, Gilmore Beef and Cattle, got connected with Florence ISD to provide fresh quality beef for school lunches. view article

Waskom ISD has announced the elementary, middle, and high school campuses will operate the Community Eligibility program to provide breakfast and lunch to students at no charge. WISD will be participating in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast program for the upcoming 2024-25 academic year. The district has announced their eligibility for each campus which provides free breakfast and lunches to students, as well as eliminates the collection of meal applications for free, reduced-price, and paid student meals. view article

The Weslaco Independent School District is providing free meals to ensure kids don’t go hungry during the summer break. ‘Bus Stop Cafe’ is one way Weslaco ISD is helping families who might not have adequate transportation. The bus, packed with food, travels to three different parks across Weslaco. view article

Kids who depend on their schools for breakfast and lunch every day can go without when school lets out in June. School districts partner with the Texas Department of Agriculture and other agencies to offer summer meal programs in hopes of keeping kids fed over the summer months. view article

School may have been out, but Houston ISD in need of a hot, healthy meal can still have access this summer. As part of Houston ISD’s Summer Feeding Program, students and any child up to the age of 18, as well as enrolled students with disabilities up to age 21, can get a healthy meal at no cost during the break. view article

Studies show that school meals are critical to student success . With so many students depending on school meals to eat, several school districts including Katy ISD wanted to make sure meals were accessible even during the summer. Katy ISD is offering free breakfast and lunch to all children aged 18 and under, regardless of if they’re a student within the district. Locations and times vary. Executive Director of Nutrition and Food Services, Donna Pittenger said, “Katy ISD continues to support families throughout the summer by providing free meals to students throughout the district. Any child aged 18 and under can receive a free meal, regardless of whether they are a Katy ISD student. view article

Breckenridge ISD has announced its Summer Nutrition Program. The program is offered Monday through Thursday from June 3-20. Anyone 18 years old or younger are invited to the South Elementary and at the Breckenridge High School/Junior High gym for a free meal. view article

Lubbock ISD says that summer meals will be free and available for any child 18 and under starting today, June 3rd until August 1st. Meals will be served Monday-Thursday at multiple campuses throughout Lubbock ISD. view article

The Comal Independent School District said it will offer free meals to children and teenagers this summer. Breakfast and lunch meals will be offered every Monday through Thursday beginning June 3 at Comal Creek Elementary School and Danville Middle School, the district said Wednesday. view article

Dallas ISD will provide free meals to students throughout the summer months. Families with children 18 years and younger are encouraged to take advantage of the Summer Food Service Program, which will offer healthy and balanced meals daily. For children who rely on school meals during the academic year, these meals, offered by Food and Nutrition Services, are a source of good nutrition when school is out for the long summer vacation view article

Leaders at Nacogdoches ISD said each year more students take advantage of free meals during summer break. The district is providing free meals over the summer for children ages 1 to 18 at a number of locations throughout the city, including five NISD campuses. NISD director of nutrition, Robin Thacker said, “It just allows us to meet a need that is there.” view article

Twelve Round Rock ISD campuses will provide children 18 years and younger and students with disabilities up to 21 years old with healthy, no-cost breakfast and lunch through Aug. 2. Through funding made available by the U.S. Department of Agriculture nutrition program, the Seamless Summer Option provides nutritious meals in school cafeterias from June 3 to Aug. 2. The program aims to bridge the gap left by the unavailability of free and reduced-price school meals during the summer months. view article

Frenship ISD and Aramark are teaming up once again to combat child hunger during the summer months. The seventh annual Tiger Bites Summer Feeding program will provide free meals for all children aged 18 or younger across the Lubbock and Wolfforth communities. Starting June 3 until July 26, children can receive a free lunch each day Monday through Friday at the two designated Tiger Bites feeding locations. All children are welcome, and they do not have to be a Frenship student to receive the meal. view article

With a waiver from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Frisco ISD will continue to offer free meals to students in Frisco through July 22. Any Frisco student, including those enrolled in charter, private and homeschool, is eligible to receive five days of breakfast and lunch each week. Advanced registration is required. view article

Curbside meals will resume Wednesday, January 20. Meals will not be served on Monday, January 18 due to the holiday. Free school meals for ALL Humble ISD students extended through May 28, 2021 All Humble ISD students, regardless of meal eligibility (free, reduced, or full paid), will continue to receive one breakfast meal and one lunch meal per school day at NO COST for the remainder of the 2020-2021 school year. view article

Beginning Dec. 7, Fort Bend ISD will provide grab-and-go meals for students two days a week instead of daily, according to a Dec. 1 press release from the district. FBISD will also begin offering dinner meals for pickup. On Mondays, families will be able to pick up breakfast, lunch and dinner for Monday through Wednesday, and on Thursdays, meals will be available for Thursday through Saturday. view article

Beginning June 3, Curbside Grab and Go meal service will continue under the National School Meal Program through July 28. At the specified locations, distribution of five breakfast and five lunches is available to any child age 18 or younger every Wednesday. NO applications are needed for summer meals but the child must be present. view article

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Starting April 6, students at the Amarillo Independent School District will have new options when it comes to meal and internet service. According to a release issued Friday, the district will now hand out breakfast and lunch from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., replacing the prior 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. breakfast pickup. view article

The Houston Independent School District announced on Wednesday that it had received approval from the United States Department of Agriculture and the Texas Department of Agriculture to waive the required application process for the National School Lunch/Breakfast Program. "All HISD students will eat all school meals for free during the 2017-2018 school year," the district said in a release Wednesday morning. Families still need to apply for this waiver though. view article

Fort Bend ISD is going to begin serving up something different for some students who continually fail to pay for their lunches -- a cold cheese sandwich with a side of milk, and that's not sitting well with some parents. We're not talking about students who qualify for free school meals. But apparently, these repeat offenders have gotten so "forgetful" that it's draining the district's budget by hundreds of thousands of dollars. view article

Because of a federal rule, kids throw away millions of dollars of fruits and vegetables every single day at school. But a new study shows a simple, no-cost trick that should leave federal policy makers saying, “Why didn’t I think of that?” When recess takes place before kids sit down to eat – instead of after - fruit and vegetable consumption increases by 54%. view article

Beaumont Public Health director Sherry Ulmer says West Brook High School cafeteria workers did not want old sandwiches to rot outside during the Beaumont Independent School District Thanksgiving week-long break, since they were not sure when the trash would be collected.  view article