{"id":43921,"date":"2021-08-17T00:05:46","date_gmt":"2021-08-17T07:05:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ileadsantaclarita.org\/?p=43921"},"modified":"2021-09-07T12:46:07","modified_gmt":"2021-09-07T19:46:07","slug":"announcing-free-breakfast-lunch-for-all-learners-multipurpose-family-income-form-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ileadsantaclarita.org\/news\/announcing-free-breakfast-lunch-for-all-learners-multipurpose-family-income-form-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcing FREE Breakfast & Lunch for All Learners + Multipurpose Family Income Form"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"USDAWe are thrilled to announce that we will be serving breakfast this year AND through the Summer Seamless Program, we will serve both breakfast and lunch for FREE to every SCVi learner throughout the 2021-22 school year!<\/p>\n

Please click here<\/a> for our Cafe page, which includes our monthly menu and other helpful links.<\/p>\n

We also want to remind you to fill out the Multipurpose Income Form. Please read below to understand why we ask each family to do so.<\/p>\n

Reminders: Multipurpose Family Income Form<\/strong><\/p>\n

The start of school means getting to know new friends, facilitators, and routines, adjusting to a new way of learning, and, of course, filling out lots of paperwork!<\/p>\n

One form that is especially important for schools to receive from families is called the Multipurpose Family Income Form<\/strong>. This form needs to be filled out for every  learner and submitted each year by October 1<\/strong>. It can be submitted in a variety of ways. You can fill it out via a fillable PDF (attached<\/a>) and email it to juana.rodriguez@scvi-k12.org, fill out a paper form (attached in English<\/a> and Spanish<\/a>) and drop it off at the front office, or \u2014 in our newest, completely digital way \u2014 you can complete it via the My MealTime online platform<\/a>. This  option ensures the confidentiality of your form and can be done from home. Please email all forms (by October 1) and any questions to 661-705-4820 ext. 1063.<\/p>\n

Some people have heard that it is necessary to fill out this form only if you want your child to qualify for free or reduced-price school breakfast and\/or lunch. The truth is that it is important for EVERY family to fill out this form because doing so helps bring much-needed additional money and services directly to our school!<\/p>\n

Our school receives funding from the state and federal governments to support the needs of low-income learners. For each<\/strong> learner who qualifies for free or reduced-price breakfast\/lunch, our school receives thousands of additional dollars in funding. Studies show that many eligible students, in particular middle school and high school students, do not complete this form each year, leaving hundreds of thousands of dollars in funding for our school on the table. Even a small increase in eligible forms collected results in significantly more money to support our learners and school.<\/strong><\/p>\n

What is the Multipurpose Family Income Form?<\/strong><\/p>\n

This form collects basic information about your learner so our school can determine their eligibility for free or reduced-price breakfast\/lunch, and also so that our school can qualify to receive extra money and programs. You may have heard this form referred to in the past as the School Meal Application Form or School Lunch Form. The name has changed because it is really about more than school breakfast\/lunch.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

What if my child doesn’t want to eat school breakfast\/lunch? Why should I fill out the form?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Even if your child chooses to bring their own breakfast\/lunch or snack or if they eat lunch at home, filling out the form is very important! It ensures that our school gets all of the funding and benefits available to support facilitators and learners. Also, even if your child does not eat school breakfast\/lunch, learners who qualify for free breakfast\/lunch also can receive other benefits, including the following:<\/p>\n