Free & Reduced Price Lunch

Children need healthy meals to learn. Essex Westford School District offers healthy meals every school day.

Application Now Online! 

This year we have made Free & Reduced Price Lunch Applications available fully online!

  • Visit MySchoolApps (opens in a new window) to search for the EWSD lunch form, and fill it out electronically.

  • If you prefer to use a PDF and not use the app you may obtain a Free & Reduced Price Lunch application in PDF form from the Vermont Agency of Education. 

  • A variety of translations are available for the Free and Reduced meal application and they can be found on the Vermont Agency of Education Website

  • Note: You may also obtain a Free & Reduced Price Lunch Application from your school, and may receive copies in the fall handouts many EWSD schools prepare. 

  • Accessibility Notice: PDF link goes to Vermont Agency of Education website. Should you experience any difficulty in accessing these documents, please don’t hesitate to contact the EWSD Webmaster via Email. We will work to provide information to you in an alternative format.

Child Nutrition Office at 857-7333 for more information.

Who can get free & reduced price lunches?

In school year 2023-2024, all children will receive free breakfast and lunch regardless of their household income eligibility. It is still very important for families to submit the Application for Free and Reduced Price School Meals to track our community’s Free and Reduced Percentage. Filling out and returning the application may help your family, the school, and the community at large, qualify for other financial assistance. There are many benefits of having higher Free and Reduced percentages including telecom reimbursements for the community, reduced internet costs for households, grants for the schools and more.

Read the complete link of FAQs and Instructions

USDA Nondiscrimination 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 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: program.intake@usda.gov

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

Income Eligibility Guidelines for Reduced Price Meals- 185%

Household Size

Yearly

Monthly

2x/ Month

Biweekly

Weekly

1

26,973

2,248

1,124

1,038

519

2

36,482

3,041

1,521

1,404

702

3

45,991

3,833

1,917

1,769

885

4

55,500

4,625

2,313

2,135

1,068

5

65,009

5,418

2,709

2,501

1,251

6

74,518

6,210

3,105

2,867

1,434

7

84,027

7,003

3,502

3,232

1,616

8

93,536

7,795

3,898

3,598

1,799

Add for each add'l person

9,509

793

397

366

183

Income Eligibility Guidelines for Free Meals- 130%

Household Size

Yearly

Monthly

2x/ Month

Biweekly

Weekly

1

18,954

1,580

790

729

365

2

25,636

2,137

1,069

986

493

3

32,318

2,694

1,347

1,243

622

4

39,000

3,250

1,625

1,500

750

5

45,682

3,807

1,904

1,757

879

6

52,364

4,364

2,182

2,014

1,007

7

59,046

4,921

2,461

2,271

1,136

8

65,728

5,478

2,739

2,528

1,264

Add for each add'l person

6,682

557

279

257

129