Food and Nutrition Services

The Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) Department provides our students with high quality meals using local and wholesome ingredients so they are well nourished and ready to learn and grow.

School Lunch is Permanently Free for All Students in Massachusetts 

We are excited to share that Universal Free School Meals have been made permanent in Massachusetts. This means school breakfast and lunch will be at no cost for all students who select a complete meal through the 2023-2024 school year and beyond.

• Although complete meals will be free for all students, it is beneficial for families at the schools listed under the "Free & Reduced Price Meals Application Schools" column on the table below to submit a Free and Reduced Price Meals Application for the 2023-2024 school year. Families who think they would qualify based on income can establish eligibility for benefits, like the Affordable Connectivity Program, and discounts to other Cambridge programs. The application will be sent to families in the mail and made available on the Food and Nutrition Services webpage and in the CPS Family Portal at the end of August.
• If your child's school is listed under the "Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) Schools" column on the table below, your family does not need to submit a Free and Reduced Price Meals Application.
• Please note that regardless of eligibility status, every student who selects a complete meal, will receive the meal at no cost.
• Questions? Call our Food & Nutrition Services office at 617.349.6858.

Free & Reduced Price Meals Application Schools	Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) Schools
Amigos School Baldwin School Cambridgeport School Graham & Parks School Haggerty School Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. School Morse School Peabody School Tobin Montessori School	Fletcher Maynard Academy Kennedy-Longfellow School King Open School Cambridge Street Upper School Putnam Avenue Upper School Rindge Avenue Upper School Vassal Lane Upper School Cambridge Rindge & Latin School

1. Students may select a complete Breakfast and a complete Lunch at NO COST for the entire 2023-2024 school year and beyond!
2. Students will select their complete meal from the serving line. Cafeteria staff will help ensure students are selecting complete meals before students get to the register.
3. Most schools will return to consuming meals in the cafeteria. A limited number of schools will continue consuming meals outside and/or in the classroom.
4. Allergy accommodations can be made with advanced communication.
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