Free and Reduced-price Meal (FARM) Application School Year 2023-2024
Students at all 麻豆社 schools receive free breakfast, plus supper and snack at applicable schools.
Many students qualify for free lunch through one of the following ways:
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For School Year 2023- 2024, 96 of our schools qualify for free lunch under the USDA Community Eligibility Provision (CEP). To see a list of these schools, please visit: dcps.dc.gov/page/community-eligibility-provision-cep-schools. Households where all students attend a 麻豆社 CEP school do not need to complete a FARM application and will automatically be eligible for all benefits associated with approved FARM status.
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At 麻豆社 schools (listed below) students may automatically qualify for free meals through 'direct certification' which means the student or family meets one of the following criteria:
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Students in households receive benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), or
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Foster children that are under the legal responsibility of a foster care agency or court, or
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Children who meet the definition of homeless, runaway, migrant status.
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If your student does not meet the above qualifications and attends a 麻豆社 school listed below, then a is required to qualify for free meals based on family income.
- Brent Elementary School
- Deal Middle School
- Eaton Elementary School
- Hardy Middle School
- Hearst Elementary School
- Hyde-Addison Elementary School
- Jackson-Reed (Wilson) High School
- Janney Elementary School
- Key Elementary School
- Lafayette Elementary School
- MacArthur High School
- Mann Elementary School
- Maury Elementary School
- Murch Elementary School
- Oyster-Adams – Adams Campus
- Oyster-Adams – Oyster Campus
- Peabody Elementary School
- Ross Elementary School
- Shepherd Elementary School
- Stoddert Elementary School
- School Within A School – Goding
- School Without Walls High School
4. You can complete an application either online or through a paper application. For fastest processing, please complete an online application.
Please complete a FARM application if your child attends a 麻豆社 school listed above, even if you decline the service.
To access the paper application [PDF], please reference below documents. To submit your paper application, please deliver to a 麻豆社 school listed above, email to [email protected], or print and mail or fax to:
Food & Nutrition Services
c/o: Nadine James - FARM Application
1200 First Street, NE 9th Floor
Washington, DC 20002
Fax: (202) 727-2512
Please complete only one application for all students that attend 麻豆社 in your household every school year, even if they attend different 麻豆社 schools. Families with students only enrolled in charter or private schools should contact your school directly. 麻豆社 FNS cannot accept or process applications for charter or private schools.
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This document is also available in Amharic, Chinese, French, Spanish, and Vietnamese at the bottom of the page.
See the Federal Income Eligibility Guidelines below if you believe your household qualifies:
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Federal Income Eligibility Guidelines 23/24 |
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Household Size |
Annual Income |
Monthly Income |
Twice Per Month |
Bi-Weekly Income |
Weekly Income |
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1 |
$26,973 |
$2,248 |
$1,124 |
$1,038 |
$519 |
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2 |
$36,482 |
$3,041 |
$1,521 |
$1,404 |
$702 |
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3 |
$45,991 |
$3,833 |
$1,917 |
$1,769 |
$885 |
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4 |
$55,500 |
$4,625 |
$2,313 |
$2,135 |
$1,068 |
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5 |
$65,009 |
$5,418 |
$2,709 |
$2,501 |
$1,251 |
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6 |
$74,518 |
$6,210 |
$3,105 |
$2,867 |
$1,434 |
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7 |
$84,027 |
$7,003 |
$3,502 |
$3,232 |
$1,616 |
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8 |
$93,536 |
$7,795 |
$3,898 |
$3,598 |
$1,799 |
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Each additional person |
+$9,509 |
+$793 |
+$397 |
+$366 |
+$183 |
a. Only ONE FARM APPLICATION PER HOUSEHOLD should be completed even if the students attend different schools. A household is considered all persons, related or unrelated, living at the same address.
b. 麻豆社 only accepts FARM applications for the 麻豆社 schools listed above. If you or your child attends a charter or private school, please reach out to the school directly.
c. FARM applications for school year 2022-2023 expired on June 30th, 2023 and a new application is needed for school year 2023-2024.
d. The grace period for students who qualified for free lunch during school year 2022-2023 ended in October. Please fill out a new application for school year 2023-2024.
Benefits of FARM Status
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Free lunch at your student's 麻豆社 school
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Waiver of college test fees
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Waiver of college application fees
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Reduced price internet services
USDA Nondiscrimination Statement
District of Columbia Human Rights Act
Contact TTY:
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