Yuma High School District participates in breakfast and lunch programs
The high school district will participate in the School Breakfast Program and National School Lunch Program
YUMA COUNTY, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - The Yuma Union High School District (YUHSD) will offer healthy meals every school day and announced the qualifications for students to receive either free or reduced-price meals.
YUHSD said San Luis, Vista, and Yuma High School will offer breakfast and lunch meals at no cost to the students due to the Special Assistance Program and Community Eligibility Provision for school year 2023-2024.
Students at the listed schools can participate in these meal programs without having to pay a fee or submit a household application, said YUHSD.
Cibola, Gila Ridge, Kofa, and Somerton High School will offer breakfast at no cost to the students due to a Special Assistance Program, Provision 2, and lunch will cost $4 at Cibola and Gila Ridge High School.
YUHSD said students can qualify for free or reduced-price meals, and reduced-price meals cost $0 for lunch for school year 2023-2024.
Kofa and Somerton High School lunch is provided at no cost to all students and to maintain this program, Free and Reduced-Price applications need to be filled out, said YUHSD.
Qualifications for students to receive free or reduced-price meals include:
- Belonging to a household whose income is at or below the Federal Income Eligibility Guidelines.
- Belonging to a household that receives public assistance, or if the child is homeless
- Migrant
- Runaway
- Fister
- Participates in a Head Start or Even Start Pre-Kindergarten program
According to YUHSD, household size and income criteria are used to determine eligibility for these benefits if the household does not receive assistance or the students are not in the other categories mentioned above.
Students can get free or reduced-price meals if the household's gross income falls at or below the limits on the chart below.
Federal Eligibility Income Chart for School Year 2023-2024
FREE
| Household Size | Yearly Income | Monthly Income | Weekly Income |
| 1 | $18,954 | $1,580 | $365 |
| 2 | $25,636 | $2,137 | $493 |
| 3 | $32,318 | $2,694 | $622 |
| 4 | $39,000 | $3,250 | $750 |
| 5 | $45,682 | $3,807 | $879 |
| 6 | $52,364 | $4,364 | $1,007 |
| 7 | $59,046 | $4,921 | $1,136 |
| 8 | $65,728 | $5,478 | $1,264 |
| Each additional person: | $6,682 | $557 | $129 |
REDUCED-PRICE
| Household Size | Yearly Income | Monthly Income | Weekly Income |
| 1 | $26,973 | $2,248 | $519 |
| 2 | $36,482 | $3,041 | $702 |
| 3 | $45,991 | $3,833 | $885 |
| 4 | $55,500 | $4,625 | $1,068 |
| 5 | $65,009 | $5,418 | $1,251 |
| 6 | $74,518 | $6,210 | $1,434 |
| 7 | $84,027 | $7,003 | $1,616 |
| 8 | $93,536 | $7,795 | $1,799 |
| Each additional person: | $9,509 | $793 | $183 |
To apply for free or reduced-price meals online, visit HERE.
For more information, take a look at the press release below.
