Skip To Main Content

Free & Reduced Lunch Application

Craven County Schools Meal Plan Policy

2024 - 2025 school year

School Breakfast is still FREE to ALL Students for the 2024 - 2025 school year.
Due to increased food cost, lunch prices have increased for full pay students.
Elementary & Middle $2.70 - High school $2.85.
Students that qualify for free or reduced lunch will receive lunch at no cost.

We encourage you to fill out the application below to determine your meal benefit. Students attending a CEP (Community Eligibility Provision) school do not need to fill out an application, as students attending CEP schools all eat at no cost without having to complete an application. These schools include: AHB, BDQ, BES, BME, GAB, HJM, HES, HMS, JTB, JWS, ORA, RBNTA, TPE, WCH, WCM, VFL.

Elementary school students (grades K-5) will be permitted to charge up to three (3) lunches.
Middle and High school students (grade 6-12) will be permitted to charge two (2) lunches.
When appropriate, the meal originally selected by the student will be discreetly replaced with an alternate meal and staff members will be allowed to explain to the student the reason for the alternate meal.

Adults (including visitors and staff members) will not be permitted to charge meals.  Individual food items such as ice cream, extra entrees, snack items, etc. cannot be charged at any time.

Free and reduced meal pricing is available at all schools. Applications must be renewed each school year. If a new application has not been completed by October 8th 2024, the student will automatically revert to “paid” status.  All students who qualify for free and reduced pricing are covered 30 operating days into the current school year, unless a new application has been completed. Students who qualify for free and reduced meals are encouraged to eat breakfast daily, as well as order bag lunches for field trips or other school outings. Free and Reduced pricing can also be applied to a student at any time during the year in cases such as short-term family hardship.

School Nutrition Forms and Information 

Parents: Please note that applications can be completed online at: linqconnect.com, downloaded and printed from below or picked up at your child's school.

Online Application and Online Payment System

Say goodbye to sending cash and checks to the school cafeteria as your only payment option for school meals. LINQ Connect allows you to create a secure online account where you can add money to your child’s account at any time with your Visa, MasterCard, or Discover card.  Electronic checks will not be accepted.   Parents can have peace of mind knowing that students will have money available for meals.  Parents can also review what their students are buying and the account balance. You must know your student’s PowerSchool number, the school name and grade level.  The PowerSchool number will be provided by your student’s school.  To utilize this new service, please be aware that LINQ Connect has a processing fee for each transaction and credit to your child’s account will not appear immediately.  

PARENTS:  If you would like to add any notes to your child’s account regarding spending limits, items that can, or can not, be purchased, etc., please contact your child’s School Cafeteria manager. Seniors are encouraged to use all of their account funds prior to graduation. Any remaining funds will be transferred to a sibling within the school district or refunded.

alt-text

 

 Click HERE to log in or create an account. 

English Application Instructions

First page of the PDF file: 2024-25_FR_Application_Instructions_-_English

If you are having trouble viewing the english instructions, you may download the document.

English FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

First page of the PDF file: Frequently_Asked_Questions_English_-_On_Letterhead

If you are having trouble viewing the english questions document, you may download the document.

English Application

First page of the PDF file: 2024-25_F-R_School_Meals_App_English

If you are having trouble viewing the english application document, you may download the document.

Spanish Application Instructions

First page of the PDF file: 2024-25_FR_Application_Instructions_-_Spanish

If you are having trouble viewing the spanish instructions document, you may download the document.

Spanish FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

First page of the PDF file: Frequently_Asked_Questions_Spanish_-_On_Letterhead

If you are having trouble viewing the spanish questions document, you may download the document.

Spanish Application

First page of the PDF file: 2024-25_F-R_School_Meals_App_Spanish

If you are having trouble viewing the spanish application document, you may download the document.