Free and Reduced Meal Statement and Information

Catoosa County Schools Introduces New Online Meal Application for Free and Reduced-Price Meals

Beginning January 2025, Catoosa County Schools will implement a new online application process for free and reduced-price meals. Families can conveniently access and complete the application by visiting the link provided below. 

EZMealApp

We encourage all eligible families to take advantage of this updated system to ensure continued meal assistance for their students.

For more information or assistance with the application process, please contact the Child Nutrition Department at 706-965-2414. 

 

USDA Eligibility Chart
Available by using the link below:
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/02/20/2024-03355/child-nutrition-programs-income-eligibility-guidelines#p-15



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In order to assist parents with applying for free or reduced meals, please click on the links below.

Please click here to view five important reasons to apply for free or reduced meals.

Please click here to view five important reasons to apply (Spanish)

Need help filling out the application? Click here to watch a video tutorial.

For more information about the application please click here.

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CCPS Non-discrimination statement

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 Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, 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:
[email protected]

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

To view this statement in Spanish, please click here.