Nutrition Services
STUDENTS EAT FREE | LOS ESTUDIANTES COMEN GRATIS
All students are now able to eat breakfast and lunch at no cost. Read more below. However, state and federal funds received by the district to support education and nutrition are still dependent on families filling out the alternate income application.
Todos los estudiantes ahora pueden desayunar y almorzar sin costo. Leer más abajo. Sin embargo, los fondos estatales y federales recibidos por el distrito para apoyar la educación y la nutrición todavía dependen de que las familias llenen la solicitud de ingresos alternativos.
ALTERNATE INCOME APPLICATIONS
Paper or Online Applications
The 2024-2025 Alternate Income Application (Student Education Benefit Form) is now available. New students to the Montebello School district must fill out the application for the 2024-2025 school year. Current students who did not submit an application during the 2023-2024 school are to submit an application as well. Applications will be available at all school sites . Anyone who wishes to obtain additional forms may do so at the Nutrition Services Department, located at:
Nutrition Services Department
1518 Mines Avenue
Montebello, CA, 90640
or call (323) 887-7900, extension 5992
1518 Mines Avenue
Montebello, CA, 90640
or call (323) 887-7900, extension 5992
You can also apply online.
Solicitudes en papel o en línea
La Solicitud de Ingresos Alternativos (Formulario de Beneficios de Educación Estudiantil) para 2024-2025 ya está disponible. Los nuevos estudiantes del distrito escolar de Montebello deben completar la solicitud para el año escolar 2024-2025. Los estudiantes actuales que no presentaron una solicitud durante el año escolar 2023-2024 también deben presentar una solicitud. Las solicitudes estarán disponibles en todos los sitios escolares. Cualquier persona que desee obtener formularios adicionales puede hacerlo en el Departamento de Servicios de Nutrición.
Usted puede solicitar en línea también.
Summer Grocery Benefit for Kids
SUN Bucks is a new grocery benefit available across most of the U.S. Families with eligible school-aged children can get $120 per child to buy groceries during the summer. SUN Bucks may have a different name depending on your location. Families can receive SUN Bucks on top of other benefits like SNAP and WIC, and children can continue to enjoy free SUN Meals from local meal sites or with SUN Meals To-Go
How to Get SUN Bucks
If you’re already enrolled in benefits like SNAP, TANF, or FDPIR, your school-age children will automatically be enrolled in SUN Bucks if it’s available where you live. Also, if your child attends a school that offers the National School Lunch Program or School Breakfast Program (NSLP/SBP), and your household income meets the requirements for free or reduced-price school meals, your child may automatically be enrolled in SUN Bucks.
If you are NOT automatically enrolled, you can apply for SUN Bucks directly. To qualify, you must meet income limits and other requirements. Once you’re enrolled, SUN Bucks may be automatically added to your SNAP account, issued as a separate electronic benefit transfer (EBT) card, or sent in other ways depending on where you live.
EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT
Did you know that based on your annual earnings, you may be eligible to receive Earned Income Tax Credits from the Federal Government (Federal EITC) and the State of California (California EITC)? For more information, see the full EITC statement.
¿Sabía usted que, según sus ingresos anuales, puede ser elegible para recibir el Crédito Tributario por Ingreso del Trabajo del Gobierno Federal (EITC Federal) y del Estado de California (EITC de California)? Para obtener más información, consulte la declaración completa del EITC.
USDA Nondiscrimination Statement
In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its agencies, offices, employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the state or local agency that administers the program or contact USDA through the Telecommunications Relay Service at 711 (voice and TTY). Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English. To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at How to File a Program Discrimination Complaint and at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call 866-632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA
by:
mail:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Mail Stop 9410
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;
fax:
202-690-7442; or
email:
[email protected].
[email protected].
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
2025-26 ALTERNATE INCOME APPLICATION
NUTRITION SERVICES
Nutrition Services is dedicated to reinforcing lifelong health and learning habits through serving and teaching good nutrition. This is accomplished by:
- Providing every student well-balanced meals and healthy food choices that will enhance the learning process
- Maintaining the required standards of food safety
- Being a resource for nutrition education to teachers, students and the community
COOKBOOKS & RECIPES
QUICK LINKS
STUDENT WELLNESS POLICY
INFORMATIONAL SITES
FOOD SAFETY PRACTICES
- Each cafeteria supervisor/lead maintains current food handler’s certificate (ServSafe certified)
- All cafeterias adhere to HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points) practices to insure food safety. A copy of HACCP standard operating guidelines is available for review at Nutrition Services’ department office, 1612 Mines Avenue, Montebello.
- For health inspection information on a specific school site cafeteria, contact Nutrition Services: (323) 887-7978