FCPS Meal Assistance Program

Find your household size in the chart below. If your income is less than that listed for your household size, your children might qualify for meal benefits and you should continue to the next set of instructions. 

• Income eligibility chart 

If you received a "directly certified" (DC) letter stating that a child is a DC student -- receiving free meals for 2022-23 -- then you do NOT need to complete an application. However, you must inform Programs Assistant Jessica Morgison if any children in the household currently attending FCPS are not listed in the letter.

• What is a DC student? Students may be directly certified (DC) when they receive certain federal benefits, including Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Kentucky Transitional Assistance Program (K-TAP). Students whom the district identifies as homeless, Head Start, migrant, or runaways are also considered DC. Some foster children and some children receiving Medicaid may also qualify as DC.

If your family did NOT receive a DC letter, then income eligibility or other categorical requirements are in effect, and a parent/guardian should complete the meal application below.

Families must reapply each school year. The district will notify you when the application has been processed. 

Students who do not qualify will pay full price for breakfast and lunch.

• Meal Assistance Application

(Online applications are available in English, Spanish, Arabic, French, Vietnamese, and Chinese (Mandarin). Look for the language link on the top right of the application screen.)

Did you know? Applying for meal assistance might also qualify your family for help with costs like band instruments, athletics fees, internet access, college application fees, and even groceries.