January 4, 2021
Chesterfield County Public Schools’ Food and Nutrition Services has updated the meals distribution schedule for the month of January in order to best serve families while students are away from school in a virtual learning environment. All Chesterfield County youth ages 18 and under, regardless of household income, are eligible to receive free school meals […]
The Chesterfield County Public Schools Food and Nutrition Services, as a partner in education, contributes to a successful academic experience. We provide an innovative, nutritious and cost efficient program which strives to encourage a lifetime of good nutrition.
Think outside the lunchbox and encourage your children to choose school meals! They are the best deal in town: $1.50 for breakfast in all schools, $2.45 for elementary school lunch, $2.55 for middle school lunch and $2.75 for high school lunch. Adults pay $2.00 for breakfast and $4.00 for lunch in school cafeterias.
Families must reapply for meal benefits each school year. If your student received free meals during the 2020-21 school year, their benefit will expire October 19, 2020.
This school year, seven CCPS schools will participate in the Community Eligibility Provision meals program (CEP). Bellwood Elementary, Bensley Elementary, Chalkley Elementary, Ettrick Elementary, Falling Creek Elementary, Harrowgate Elementary and Falling Creek Middle.
This program allows all students to receive a full breakfast and lunch meal at no charge for the entire school year. Parents do not need to fill out any paperwork or an application for their child to receive meals at no charge in the cafeteria. We hope you will encourage your child to join us in the cafeteria daily for a healthy, nutritious breakfast and lunch that will help fuel their academic day.
This program is only offered at the schools listed. If you have students attending other CCPS schools, please submit an application to see if your students qualify for meal benefits.
Are you tired of writing checks or searching every morning for cash to pay for your child’s lunch? MySchoolBucks.com can help. There are many benefits to this website, which is secured through Verisign.
How does MySchoolBucks.com work?
First, you need a computer with Internet access. Go to MySchoolBucks.com and follow the on-screen direction. We encourage a $10 minimum payment. Once your account is set or a payment is made, it will take up to 1 hour for the account to show updates. If there are any problems with MySchoolBucks.com parents can call 1-800-479-3531 and select option 5 to speak with a representative.
Use MySchoolBucks.com to make EASY lunch payments for your child!
Call 1-800-479-3531 or visit www.MySchoolBucks.com to enroll in this convenient, free service!
Other helpful links.
Return Checks
In an effort to curb the cost and time our district expends each year in returned checks, Food and Nutrition Services has contracted with Envision Payment Solutions. A $50 fee is charged for each returned check, plus the value of the check. If you have any questions, please call at 1-877-290-5460.
Office of Food and Nutrition Services
7610 Whitepine Road
N Chesterfield, VA 23237
(804) 743-3717
Go to https://www.schools.
Here are just a few menu items that make school breakfasts and lunches healthy and nutritious:
Chesterfield County Public Schools provides nutritious breakfasts and lunches, offering milk, fruits, vegetables, proteins and grains and meeting strict limits on saturated fat and portion size. The nutritional integrity of school meals has always been a priority, and the school system is meeting the challenges set forth in the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act. School lunches must meet tough federal standards that require
What is Farm to School? This program was established to help provide healthy and nutritious food to school children while also providing local farmers with consistent and dependable outlets for their products. Farm to School began in 1996 as a grass roots movement and now is active in over 40 states and is still growing. This program plays on the trend of buying and growing locally. We have instructed our local produce company to only, if affordable and of good quality, supply fruits and vegetables that are grown in the State when at all possible. They then distribute it to our 64 schools based on when it is on the menu.
REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE
Chesterfield County Public Schools in conjunction with Chesterfield County has begun a comprehensive recycling program. All staff and students will be trained on which items can be recycled or reused or how they can reduce the usage of some products. The goal is to decrease as much as possible the amount of waste that is going to the landfill.
To be successful, a recycling program takes active participation by everyone at the school. This new effort does not replace any recycling program currently in place. This new program uses “Single Stream Recycling”. It is much simpler to implement, in that all recyclable materials are collected in the same container and after pick-up, they are separated at the recycling center. School staff and students will have lists posted and be trained on the types of materials that can be recycled.
Middle schools and high schools have transitioned to paper, biodegradable trays that are made from recycled materials. Unfortunately, not all materials can be recycled, such as the foam trays used in elementary schools. Once polystyrene (foam) trays are contaminated with food, they cannot be recycled without the trays being washed. Currently there is not a facility that recycles polystyrene trays. The goal is to train all staff and students on stacking the trays after all items have been removed. Doing this reduces the volume 20 percent or more. Schools have special containers for tray stacking.
Chesterfield County Public Schools is committed to conserving resources and being a better steward of the environment. Reduce, Reuse and Recycle is the start of a long lasting program that will teach our students to understand the many benefits of going green.
Please click on the links below to download PDF versions of the form.
To apply for free or reduced-price meals, please fill out an application, sign it and return it to your child’s school immediately or mail it to:
Chesterfield County Public School Food and Nutrition Services
ATTN: FR
7610 Whitepine Road
N. Chesterfield, VA 23237
Applications packets will be given to all students in elementary, middle and high schools on the first day of school.
If you were approved for free or reduced meals in Chesterfield during the 2018-2019 school year, your current application will expire on October 15, 2019. You must reapply for meal benefits each school year.
**Applications must be printed in landscape format. Printing the form in portrait format will cause a delay in the application process.
Please remember only one application per household. If approved, free or reduced qualifies your child/children for breakfast and lunch
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Nondiscrimination: This explains what to do if you believe you have been treated unfairly: In accordance with federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion or disability. To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call toll-free (866) 632-9992 (voice). Individuals who are hearing impaired or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339 or (800) 845-6136 (Spanish). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
