{"id":493,"date":"2016-07-28T14:43:36","date_gmt":"2016-07-28T14:43:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/nutrition\/?page_id=493"},"modified":"2023-08-08T11:20:51","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T14:20:51","slug":"apply-for-free-or-reduced-price-meals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/nutrition\/apply-for-free-or-reduced-price-meals\/","title":{"rendered":"Apply for Free or Reduced Price Meals"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>[button link=&#8221;https:\/\/applyformeals.aacps.org\/&#8221; color=&#8221;green&#8221; size=&#8221;&#8221; stretch=&#8221;&#8221; type=&#8221;flat&#8221; shape=&#8221;pill&#8221; target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; title=&#8221;Apply for Free\/Reduced Price Meals Here&#8221; gradient_colors=&#8221;|&#8221; gradient_hover_colors=&#8221;|&#8221; accent_color=&#8221;&#8221; accent_hover_color=&#8221;&#8221; bevel_color=&#8221;&#8221; border_width=&#8221;1px&#8221; icon=&#8221;&#8221; icon_divider=&#8221;yes&#8221; icon_position=&#8221;left&#8221; modal=&#8221;&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;0&#8243; animation_direction=&#8221;down&#8221; animation_speed=&#8221;0.1&#8243; animation_offset=&#8221;&#8221; alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; class=&#8221;&#8221; id=&#8221;&#8221;]Apply for Free\/Reduced Price Meals Here[\/button]<\/h3>\n<h4>[separator style_type=&#8221;none&#8221; top_margin=&#8221;6&#8243; bottom_margin=&#8221;6&#8243; sep_color=&#8221;&#8221; border_size=&#8221;&#8221; icon=&#8221;&#8221; icon_circle=&#8221;&#8221; icon_circle_color=&#8221;&#8221; width=&#8221;&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; class=&#8221;&#8221; id=&#8221;&#8221;]All students may apply to receive free or reduced price meals at AACPS. <i><b><\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n<p>Previously, a paper application was sent home on the first day of school to all students and online applications were accepted.\u00a0 The online process has proven to be faster and more accurate, is available in English and Spanish, and can be completed on a computer or smartphone.<\/p>\n<p>We will continue to provide paper applications for parents without access to smart phones\/computers. <b>Please note that the amount of paper applications is limited.<\/b><\/p>\n<h3>Instructions To Apply for Free or Reduced-Price Meals<\/h3>\n<p>Apply online any time during the school year after August 1, 2023.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>All information is confidential<\/li>\n<li>Once the online application is submitted and validated, the eligibility status of your child(ren) will be sent home<\/li>\n<li>Online meal benefit applications are fast, easy and determined within a few days<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>English<\/b><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LF8EevLOJ84\" width=\"460\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Espanol<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zRWUzSxiYok\" width=\"460\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[button link=&#8221;https:\/\/applyformeals.aacps.org\/&#8221; color=&#8221;green&#8221; size=&#8221;&#8221; stretch=&#8221;&#8221; type=&#8221;flat&#8221; shape=&#8221;pill&#8221; target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; title=&#8221;Apply for Free\/Reduced Price Meals Here&#8221; gradient_colors=&#8221;|&#8221; gradient_hover_colors=&#8221;|&#8221; accent_color=&#8221;&#8221; accent_hover_color=&#8221;&#8221; bevel_color=&#8221;&#8221; border_width=&#8221;1px&#8221; icon=&#8221;&#8221; icon_divider=&#8221;yes&#8221; icon_position=&#8221;left&#8221; modal=&#8221;&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;0&#8243; animation_direction=&#8221;down&#8221; animation_speed=&#8221;0.1&#8243; animation_offset=&#8221;&#8221; alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; class=&#8221;&#8221; id=&#8221;&#8221;]Apply for Free\/Reduced Price Meals Here[\/button] [separator style_type=&#8221;none&#8221; top_margin=&#8221;6&#8243; bottom_margin=&#8221;6&#8243; sep_color=&#8221;&#8221; border_size=&#8221;&#8221; icon=&#8221;&#8221; icon_circle=&#8221;&#8221; icon_circle_color=&#8221;&#8221; width=&#8221;&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; class=&#8221;&#8221; id=&#8221;&#8221;]All students may apply to receive free or reduced price meals at AACPS. Previously, a paper application was sent home on the first day of school to all students and online applications were accepted.\u00a0 The online process has proven to be faster and more accurate, is available in English and Spanish, and can be completed on a computer or smartphone. We will continue to provide paper applications for parents without access to smart phones\/computers. Please note that the amount of paper applications is limited. Instructions To Apply for Free or Reduced-Price Meals Apply online any time during the school year after August 1, 2023. All information is confidential Once the online application is submitted and validated, the eligibility status of your child(ren) will be sent home Online meal benefit applications are fast, easy and determined within a few days English Espanol<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-493","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/nutrition\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/493","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/nutrition\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/nutrition\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/nutrition\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/nutrition\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=493"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/nutrition\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/493\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2564,"href":"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/nutrition\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/493\/revisions\/2564"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/nutrition\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}