Free and Reduced Price Meal Application

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Solicitud de comidas gratuitas y a precio reducido

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Children need healthy meals to learn. Ridgewood Public Schools offers healthy meals every school day at the prices listed below. Your children may qualify for free meals or for reduced price meals.
(pricing is for 2025-26)

Ridgewood Public Schools

Free and Reduced Price Meal Application

English

Solicitud de comidas gratuitas y a precio reducido

Español

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Policies

Ridgewood Public Schools

Free and Reduced Price Meal Application

English

Solicitud de comidas gratuitas y a precio reducido

Español

Contact

Policies

Who can get free or reduce price meals?

How do I know if my children qualify as homeless, migrant, or runaway?

Do I need to fill out an application for each child?

Should I fill out an application if I received a letter this school year saying my children are already approved for free meals?

Can I apply online?

My child's application was approved last year, do I need to fill out a new one?

I get WIC. Can my children get free meals?

Will the information I give be checked?

If I don’t qualify now, may I apply later?

What if I disagree with the school’s decision about my application?

May I apply if someone in my household is not a U.S. citizen?

What if my income is not always the same?

What if some household members have no income to report?

We are in the military. do we report our income differently ?

What if there isn't enough space on the application for my family?

My family needs more help. Are there other programs we might apply for?