Free & Reduced Application Procedures

Annually every child in your school receives a Free or Reduced Lunch Application form. Please follow all directions, if you choose to apply for Free or Reduced Meals, please return it to the Cafeteria in a white sealed envelope with CAFETERIA written on the outside of the envelope.

All applications are sent to the Central Office and are processed within 10 days. Until the application has been processed Parents are responsible for all meals their children eat until notified of Free or Reduced status. All information submitted is handled confidentially in a computerized format for Central Office use only.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or part of an individual's income is derived from any public assistance program. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD). To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call (800) 795-3272 or (202) 720-6382 (TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.eapply for Free or Reduced Meals.

For further information, or if you are in need of an additional Free & Reduced Application, please call the Diocese of Shreveport Child Nutrition Program office at 1-800-256-1542, ext. 297 or 219-7297.