FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH

Do the members of your household lack a permanent address? Are you staying together in a shelter, hotel, or other temporary housing
arrangement? Does your family relocate on a seasonal basis? Are any children living with you who have chosen to leave their prior family or household? If you believe children in your household meet these descriptions and have not already been notified that your children will receive free meals, please call or e-mail kschomer@bethlehemdenver.com.

No. Use one Free and Reduced-Price School Meals Application for all students in your household. We cannot approve an application that is not complete, so be sure to fill out all required information. Return the completed application to: Kathy Schomer, Bethlehem Lutheran School, 2100 N Wadsworth Blvd., Lakewood, CO 80214.

No, but please read the letter you received carefully and follow the instructions. If any children in your household are missing from your eligibility notification, contact Kathy Schomer, 303-233-0401 x119 immediately.

Yes. Your child’s application is only valid for that school year and for the first 30 days of this school year. You must send in a new application unless the school notified you that your child is eligible for the new school year.

Children in households participating in WIC may be eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Please send in a completed free and reduced-price school meal application.

You may be selected to provide written proof of the household income you report on the application.

Yes, you may apply at any time during the school year. For example, children with a parent or guardian who becomes unemployed may become eligible for free and reduced-price meals if the household income drops below the income limit.

You should talk to school officials. You also may ask for a hearing by calling or writing to: Nate Richter, 303-233-0401 x122.

Yes. You, your children or other household members do not have to be U.S. citizens to apply for free or reduced-price meals. Immigration, migrant, citizenship or refugee status is not required to be provided during the application process, and families should continue to apply for free or reduced-price school meals. The application does require the last four numbers of a Social Security number or an indication that there is no Social Security number. Social Security number information is not reported to any organization outside of Bethlehem Lutheran School.

List the amount that you normally receive. For example, if you normally make $1000 each month, but you missed some work last month and only made $900, put down that you made $1000 per month. If you normally get overtime, include it, but do not include it if you only work overtime sometimes. If you have lost a job or had your hours or wages reduced, use your current income. The last four digits of the Social Security Number of an adult household member (or an indication of “none”) is required to process a complete income application.

Household members may not receive some types of income we ask you to report on the application, or may not receive income at all. Whenever this happens, please write a 0 in the field. However, if any income fields are left empty or blank, those will also be counted as zeroes. Please be careful when leaving income fields blank, as we will assume you meant to do so. The last four digits of the Social Security Number of an adult household member (or an indication of “none”) is required to process a complete income application.

Your basic pay and cash bonuses must be reported as income. If you get any cash value allowances for off-base housing, food, or clothing, or receive Family Subsistence Supplemental Allowance payments, it must also be included as income. However, if your housing is part of the Military Housing Privatization Initiative, do not include your housing allowance as income. Any additional combat pay resulting from
deployment is also excluded from income.

List any additional household members on a separate piece of paper, and attach it to your application. Contact Kathy Schomer, 303-233-0401 x110, kschomer@bethlehemdenver.com to receive a second application.

To find out how to apply for other assistance benefits, contact your local assistance office. Colorado PEAK is an online service to screen and apply for medical, food and cash assistance programs. It can be accessed at http://coloradopeak.force.com/. If you have other questions or need help, contact Kathy Schomer, 2100 N Wadsworth Blvd., Lakewood, CO 80214, 303-233-0401 x 119, kschomer@bethelhemdenver.com