Apply for School Meals Online!
Posted by annamarkowitz
September 09, 2009, 5:16 am
New York families can visit www.nyc.gov/accessnyc to apply online for School Meals for their children. The online application can be submitted even before the school year begins!
Applying online saves time
By applying for School Meals online, families only need to submit one application for all their children, even if their children attend different schools, or if they attend different types of schools (public, private or charter).
Applying online is fast and easy
Parents can complete the online application at their convenience and in any of the seven languages on ACCESS NYC - English, Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Korean, Haitian Creole or Arabic.
The paper application is still available and families who prefer that method, or would like to apply in a language not available on ACCESS NYC (for example Bengali, French, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Hindi, Polish or Urdu) can obtain the application from their child's school.
The School Meals paper application will be available the first week of school and distributed to students to take home. If families have questions about the application process, or the status of an application already submitted, they can send an email to OSCompliance@schools.nyc.gov or call the Office of SchoolFood Help Desk at (718) 707-4400.
