2020-21 School Year

Lyndale Elementary and Northeast Middle School Meal Box pick-up sites are closed today, Thursday, October 1.

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In This Section Section Home 2020-21 School Year Current Menus School Meal Box FAQ Locations Special Diets Our Food Menus Recipes Minnesota Thursdays Special Dietary Needs Nutrition + Ingredients Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Smart Snacks Vending Vending FAQ Application + Payments Application for Educational Benefits Application & Payment FAQ Payments Our Programs Farm to School Farms Local Foods Toolkit Farm Videos School Gardens Great Lakes Apple Crunch Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) Waste Reduction Summer Program True Food True Food Chef Council True Food Taste Tests True Food Backgrounds Junior Iron Chef Education Videos Wellness Active School Day Active Recess Healthy Eating Smart Snacks in School Rethink Your Drink Healthy Celebrations & Rewards Safe Routes to School Program Summary Arrival and Dismissal Biking Education Bus Stop & Walk Maps Pedestrian Education Safe Routes Network Travel Plans Walk and Bike to School Events Walking Bus 2014 Highlight Email news Winter Cycling Congress MPS Teacher Resources WBF Let's Roll MPS Wellness Policy Sports Nutrition Urban Education Farm Feasibility Study Home Wellness Resources Catering & Food Trucks Vended Meals Contact Contact Us Employment + Internships Staff Directory CWS Staff Search	2020-21 School Year Culinary & Wellness Services > 2020-21 School Year 2020-21 School Year Free School Meal Boxes for All Youth All families are invited to pick up free school meal boxes for their children. School meal boxes contain seven breakfasts and seven lunches and meet Minneapolis Public Schools Culinary & Wellness Services’ (MPS CWS) high standards for nutrition and quality ingredients. In every box, children will find school favorites, whole grains, fresh fruits, and vegetables. Milk is offered on the side, up to fourteen milk cartons per box. All youth 18 & under can participate. Youth do not need to be enrolled in MPS. Youth, parents, or siblings can pick up one box per child, per week. Pick up at any of the 29 school sites - no registration required. All sites are open Monday through Friday, most from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and a few have extended hours of 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. MPS is able to offer these free meal boxes to all children, 18 and under, through a short-term waiver issued August 31 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (read the USDA press release here). After that, MPS will continue to serve food to MPS students, and will keep the community informed of all changes that will take effect at that time. For questions, please call 612-668-2820 or contact us.		School Meal Box Delivery Request This form is for families who are unable to get to a School Meal Box location for medical or transportation reasons. School Meal Box Flyer View our flyer with information about our program and School Meal Box Pick-up locations. Spanish \| Somali \| Hmong Updated 9/16/2020 Mobile App As public schools and community meal sites are closed, free nutritious school meals for kids 18 and under are only a click away. The Free Meals for Kids mobile app helps families and kids in need find and access free meals at nearly 400 schools and other sites across Minnesota. Mobile app by Hunger Impact Partners MPS Application for Educational Benefits Complete the MPS Application for Educational Benefits Form Now In addition to free lunches for students and other benefits for MPS families, this program brings $100 million in critical funding to the school district and to schools. MPS families of all incomes should complete the form. Complete the Application for Educational benefits online. Forms will be mailed in late August to MPS families that did not complete it online. Food Shelf Locations Please visit the City of Minneapolis Homegrown website for an interactive map of food shelf locations.