Documents/Forms
Application Forms for Free and Reduced Meals and Milk: School Year 2023-24
Family Application | Addenda | Parent/Guardian Notification Letters
Resources for Parents
- Parent Video: How to Fill Out the Application for Free and Reduced-price Meals or Free Milk (CSDE) 16-minute video for parents and guardians of schoolchildren
- Promotional Handout: It's More Than a Meal (CSDE)
Encourages households to submit a free/reduced-price meal application
Family Application
- Application
- English: Application for Free and Reduced-price School Meals or Free Milk
- Spanish: Application for Free and Reduced-price School Meals or Free Milk: Solicitud para comidas gratuitas y a precio reducido en la escuela, o para leche gratuita
- Other languages: Foreign Language Translations for Free and Reduced-price Application Forms (USDA)
- FAQ Parent Letter
- English: FAQ Parent/Guardian Letter: Frequently Asked Questions About Free and Reduced-price School Meals in the NSLP and SBP
- Spanish: FAQ Parent/Guardian Letter: Frequently Asked Questions About Free and Reduced-price School Meals in the NSLP and SBP: Preguntas frecuentes sobre comidas gratuitas o a precio reducido en la escuela
- Required versions for STABLE funds
- English: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) About Free and Reduced-price School Meals in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and School Breakfast Program (SBP): STABLE Funds Version
- Spanish: Preguntas frecuentes sobre comidas escolares gratuitas y a precio reducido en el Programa Nacional de Almuerzos Escolares Nacional y Programa de Desayuno Escolar: STABLE Funds Version
STABLE Funds Documents: Some free and reduced-price meal application documents require different language due to STABLE funds. These include the FAQ parent/guardian letter, parent/guardian notification letter version 1, and the parent/guardian direct certification letter for reduced-price meals eligibility through Medicaid.
Addenda
- Addendum A
- English: Sharing Information with Other Programs
- Spanish: Sharing Information with Other Programs: Apéndice A: Divulgación de información con otros programas
- Addendum B: Healthcare for Uninsured Kids and Youth (HUSKY Health)
- English: Does Your Family Need Health Insurance? (Access Health CT)
- Spanish: Does Your Family Need Health Insurance? ¿ Su familia necesita seguro médico? (Access Health CT)
- Addendum C
- English: Information on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
- Spanish: Information on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP): Anexo C: Información sobre el Programa Asistencial de Nutrición Suplementaria (SNAP)
- SNAP Brochure (DSS) Additional information for parents about SNAP benefits
Parent/Guardian Notification Letters
- Eligibility: Approval/Denial of Free and Reduced Meals
- English: Sample Parent/Guardian Notification Letter Version 1: Parent/Guardian Notification Letter for Free/Reduced-price Eligibility
- Spanish: Sample Parent/Guardian Notification Letter Version 1: Carta de notificación para el padre/tutor
- Required versions for STABLE funds
- CEP School to Non-CEP School
- English: Notification of Change in Free Eligibility Due to a Transfer from a CEP School to a Non-CEP School
- Spanish: Notification of Change in Free Eligibility Due to a Transfer from a CEP School to a Non-CEP School: Notificación de cambio en la elegibilidad gratuita debido a una transferencia de una escuela con Community Eligibility Program (CEP) a una escuela sin CEP
- Direct Certification: SNAP, TFA, Medicaid
- English: Sample Parent/Guardian Notification Letter Version 1: SNAP, TFA, Medicaid: Eligibility Established through Direct Certification Based on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Temporary Family Assistance (TFA) or Medicaid Benefits
- Spanish: Sample Parent/Guardian Notification Letter Version 1: SNAP, TFA, Medicaid: Carta de notificación al padre/tutor versión 1: Elegibilidad establecida por medio de certificación directa en función del Programa de Responsabilidad Nutricional Escolar (SNAP, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) o de los beneficios de Asistencia Temporal Familiar (TFA, Temporary Familiy Assistance) o Medicaid
- Direct Certification: Foster Child, Homeless, Runaway, Head Start
- English: Sample Parent/Guardian Notification Letter Version 2: Foster Child, Homeless, Runaway, or Head Start: Eligibility Established through Direct Certification Based on Foster Child, Homeless, Runaway, or Head Start Program Status
- Spanish: Sample Parent/Guardian Notification Letter Version 2: Foster Child, Homeless, Runaway, or Head Start: Carta de notificación al padre/tutor versión 2: Elegibilidad establecida por medio de certificación directa en función de estado de niño en acogimiento familiar, sin hogar, fugado o del programa Head Start
- Direct Certification: Medicaid Benefits – Reduced-price Meals
- English: Sample Parent/Guardian Notification Letter Version 3: Medicaid Benefits – Reduced-price Meals: Reduced-price Eligibility Established through Direct Certification Based on Medicaid Benefits
- Spanish: Sample Parent/Guardian Notification Letter Version 3: Medicaid Benefits – Reduced-price Meals: Carta de notificación al padre/tutor versión 3: Elegibilidad establecida a precio reducido por medio de certificación directa en función de beneficios de Medicaid – comidas a precio reducido
- Required versions for STABLE funds
Community Eligibility Provision (CEP)
- Visit the Documents/Forms section of the CEP webpage
Special Milk Program (SMP)
- Visit the Documents/Forms section of the SMP webpage