Township High School District 214 Food and Nutrition Service Department UPDATE

Welcome to the 2022-2023 School Year!

The USDA has not continued the waivers to feed all students a breakfast and lunch at no cost for the 2022-2023 School Year, therefore, Meals will not be free for all students in the 2022-2023 School Year.

In order to receive free or reduced price meals for your student(s) in 2022-2023, families need to complete a meal / fee waiver application. The online meal/fee waiver application for school year 2022-2023 is now available using the Infinite Campus Parent Portal link below:

Additionally, if your household receives a letter stating that your child has been automatically approved for meal benefits for school year 2022-2023, you do NOT need to complete an application. Please ensure that all of your children are listed on the letter, and notify the food service department immediately if they are not. Please call 847-718-7638 with any questions.

If you would like to apply for Meal / Fee Waiver benefits, please visit the  Infinite Campus Parent Portal to apply online.

The form is located under the More/Meal Benefits Tab 

Detailed instructions on how to complete the online meal benefits application are below:
Online Meal/Fee Waiver Application Instructions  English  Spanish

Printable school year 2022-2023 household eligibility application (meal/fee waiver application):
Printable Meal/Fee Waiver Benefits Application  English  Spanish

Only one application is necessary to submit per household each school year (online or hardcopy.) Please submit hardcopy applications to The Department of Food and Nutrition Services, 2121 S. Goebbert Rd. Arlington Heights, IL 60005.

For the 2022-2023 school year, the District has waived instructional fees for all students. However, it is still important for families who may meet federal income eligibility guidelines to complete the meal/fee waiver application. Families who qualify will be eligible to receive applicable school fee waivers and other state or federal benefits, as available.

A variety of a la carte and vending items will be available for purchase. Payments for a la carte items or meals can be made at the school by cash or check, or online at MySchoolBucks.com. This online payment service provides a quick and easy way to add money to your student’s account using a credit/debit card or electronic check.

If you have any questions about the meal program please contact Christine Frole, Director of Food and Nutrition Services, 847-718-7638. If you have any questions regarding fee waivers, please contact your student’s school.

Thank You!

Eligibility for free or reduced priced school meals benefits is based on any one of these three things:

1. your total household income and size in the month the application is filled out, or the month before, and members in the household or
2. your child's individual status as foster, homeless, migrant, or runaway, or
3. participation in a food assistance program by any member of your household

Your US citizenship or immigration status does not affect your eligibility for free or reduced price benefits.

We compiled a list of the information you might need to complete the application.

If you have this information handy, it will make the application process fast and easy.

• If you participate in SNAP, TANF, or FDPIR you will need to know your case number (not your card or account number)
• If you do not participate in any of the above assistance programs, you will need to report your total household income. In that case...
• if anyone in your household has a job, you may need to reference the earnings statement or pay stubs to report your gross income, which is different that the amount you actually receive in your paycheck.
• if anyone receives Social Security or retirement benefits, you may need to gather the benefit statements to report the amount and frequency of the payments.
• you may also need to reference other financial documents for additional sources of income.