Reading Schools To Offer Free Meals For Students

READING, MA — Reading Public Schools will offer another year of no-cost meals for students. The statewide program is intended to offer healthy meals to all students.

More information is available in the press release below from Reading Public Schools:

Reading Public Schools will be participating in the National School Lunch Program and/or the School Breakfast Program. As part of this program, Reading Memorial High School, Parker Middle School, Coolidge Middle School, Barrows Elementary School, Birch Meadow Elementary School, Joshua Eaton Elementary School, Killam Elementary School and Wood End Elementary School will offer healthy meals every school day. The Massachusetts legislature has provided funding to make meals available at no cost to all students during school year 2023-2024, regardless of household income. However, families should still complete a Meal Benefit Application as this provides data for key funding for academic resources and may also connect families to additional benefits. This data will also support the additional funds provided by the Commonwealth for this pilot.

Household size and income criteria are used to determine eligibility for free and reduced-price benefits if the household does not receive assistance or the children are not in the other categories mentioned above. Children can get free or reduced-price meals if the household’s gross income falls at or below the limits on the Federal Income Eligibility Guideline chart.

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