{"id":5028,"date":"2017-08-11T12:18:26","date_gmt":"2017-08-11T19:18:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.finditinlaveen.com\/?p=5028"},"modified":"2017-08-11T12:18:26","modified_gmt":"2017-08-11T19:18:26","slug":"phoenix-union-students-get-free-breakfast-lunch-2017-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/finditinlaveen.com\/phoenix-union-students-get-free-breakfast-lunch-2017-18\/","title":{"rendered":"All Phoenix Union students get free breakfast & lunch for 2017-18"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Phoenix Union High School Press Release (Aug. 11, 2017) <\/em><\/p>\n PHOENIX UNION\u2014<\/strong>\u00a0All Phoenix Union High School District students will be able to eat free breakfast and lunch through the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program for the 2017-18 school year.\u00a0 It is the second year that the policy has been in effect.<\/p>\n Phoenix Union is able to\u00a0offer this\u00a0Special Assistance Provision<\/b>\u00a0<\/b>based on the success of the District receiving\u00a0\u00a0 completed applications for free and reduced-price meals for the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program from households in the school district.<\/p>\n Applications are distributed to students and parents by Phoenix Union schools at the beginning of the school year and can also be obtained at\u00a0the schools\u2019 Registration Office, Community Liaisons, and on the school\u2019s website,\u00a0<\/strong>www.PhoenixUnion.org\/freelunchapp<\/a>\u00a0.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Applications can be returned to the school, or submitted via the online application at the link above. For more information, contact\u00a0Milena Moneva\u00a0<\/em>at 602-764-7903.<\/p>\n The U.S. Department of Agriculture National School Lunch program is based on household income levels.\u00a0 But the number of participants in this program also determines federal Title monies (additional funding for academic support, such as free summer school) and e-Rate, which provides funding for improved technology at schools.\u00a0 Other benefits through reimbursement funding include low-cost, nutritious meals, renovation of cafeterias, upgraded food service kitchen equipment, food service staffing and allows the PUHSD food service to be financially self-sustaining, freeing up money for other budgetary needs.<\/p>\n This program typically provides free lunch to family households whose income is 130 percent of the federal income poverty level.\u00a0 For the\u00a0\u00a0 2017-18 school year, that threshold is $31,980 for a family of four.<\/p>\n MEDIA CONTACT:\u00a0Craig Pletenik (602) 764-1530<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Phoenix Union High School Press Release (Aug. 11, 2017) PHOENIX UNION\u2014\u00a0All Phoenix Union High School District students will be able to eat free breakfast and lunch through the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program for the 2017-18 school year.\u00a0 It is the second year that the policy has been in effect. Phoenix […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5029,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[438],"tags":[530,347],"yoast_head":"\n