Free & Reduced-Price Meal reapplication due soon

The Stanwood-Camano School District posted this on its website on 2025-09-29 17:00:00.

If your student received free or reduced-price meals last year, you must reapply by Oct. 14 to continue receiving this benefit. Without a new application on file, meal charges will begin on Oct. 15.

Additionally, completing this short form determines whether free meals can continue at several of our schools next year and helps secure valuable state and federal funding for student programs.

Completing the application is quick — less than 10 minutes — and only one form per household is required.

Why This Matters

• Reapplying ensures your child doesn’t lose meal benefits this year.

• Applications also determine whether several of our schools can continue offering free meals to all students next year. 

• Families who qualify may unlock added benefits such as reduced PUD bills and lower costs for school and community activities, such as YMCA membership.

  • PLEASE NOTE: You will need to complete a Consent to Share form that allows our Food Service to share the federally-protected Free/Reduced status information with other schools. Without this form, the school cannot verify your student’s Free/Reduced status to unlock benefits such as free ASB and sports registrations.

Why Choose School Meals?

• School meals are not only nutritious but also affordable. A school breakfast and lunch cost less than what a family would pay at a grocery store for the same ingredients. For example, the unit price per elementary lunch is $3.50 compared to roughly $4.35 to pay for the same ingredients at our local grocery stores.

How to Apply

Remember: Breakfast and lunch are free for ALL students this school year at …

These schools qualified under state law last fall, but that qualification must be renewed this October. Submitting your application by Oct. 31 gives these schools the best chance to continue offering free meals in the future.

Please reapply today to avoid interruptions to your student’s meal benefits and to help ensure these important programs continue for our schools and community. For more information, please visit our Food Services page.

Thank you!