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It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to children each school day. The program was established under the National School Lunch Act, signed by President Harry Truman in 1946.

Introduction. In 1906 the British parliament passed the permissive Education (Provision of Meals) Act allowing Local Education Authorities (LEAs) to provide free meals to elementary schoolchildren, funded out of the local rates.

Feeding the Future with Healthy School Lunches The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools and residential child care institutions. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to children each school day.

The School Lunch Guidelines Bread products must be at least 50 percent whole grain. Fruits and vegetables must be served every day; green, leafy vegetables must be served once a week. Regular and flavored milk must be nonfat or 1 percent. Foods cannot contain any trans fats that are not naturally occurring.

Agencies that participate in the program are reimbursed from two sources: the USDA and the State of California. State reimbursement is paid for all free and reduced price meals. Federal reimbursement is paid for all free, reduced price, and paid meals. Visit Rates, Eligibility Scales, and Funding for current rates.

Today, the National School Lunch Program is a federal nutrition assistance program operating in over 101,000 public schools, non-profit private schools, and residential care institutions.

The National School Lunch Program is an entitlement program that guarantees a set reimbursement for each qualifying meal or snack served. Low-income children are eligible to receive reduced-price or free meals at school.

Your child may be able to get free school meals if you get any of the following: Income Support. income-based Jobseeker's Allowance. ... Child Tax Credit (provided you're not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190)

For Families However, you may apply for school meals at any time throughout the school year by submitting a Free and Reduced Price Application directly to your school. Your school will provide you with an application upon request.