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The USDA free/reduced-price lunch program can save a family up to $464 per child attending Department of Defense Dependents Schools every year.
The program is offered at all KMC schools and is designed to meet federal requirements for nutritiously balanced meals and offer free or reduced-price meals to eligible children. Families must re-submit their application each school year to determine eligibility.
Eligibility for receiving free or reduced-price lunches is based on total family income and household size. When determining income eligibility, COLA and housing are not included as income.
For example: An E-7 with 14 years of service and a total household size of four (sponsor, spouse and two children) may qualify for the reduced-price lunch program providing there is no additional income in the household.
Or, an E-8 with 20 years of service and a total household size of five (sponsor, spouse and three children) may qualify for the reduced-price lunch program, again providing there is no additional income in the household.
The current price of reduced lunch is 40 cents (all grades) versus the full price of $2.40 (elementary school grades) or $2.55 (secondary grades); this is under the reduced price program a possible savings up to $391.20 per child during the course of the school year.
Applications are accepted throughout the school year by the 86th Mission Support Group School Liaison Offices in Bldg. 2787, Suite 300, on Kapaun Air Station, or in Bldg. 2016, Room 207 on Ramstein. Duty hours are from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. For your convenience, feel free to submit fully completed applications via email to 86msg.slo@ramstein.af.mil.
The application form, USAFE Form 400, may be obtained at any of the KMC schools, school liaison offices or downloaded at www.e-publishing.af.mil.
To learn about eligibility guidelines, visit www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-03-23/pdf/2012-7036.pdf.
For lunch menus or to find out more about the Army and Air Force Exchange Service lunch program, visit http://odin.aafes.com/nutrition.
More information can also be found by calling the School Liaison Office at 480-9374 or 06371-47-9374.
(Courtesy of the 86th Mission Support Group-School Liaison Office)
