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Summer Food Service Program
Provides lunch and sometimes breakfast at no or reduced cost to children whose families meet income guidelines.  Meals are generally provided at a city site, such as a park.

Who Qualifies?
•   School-aged children through grade 12 whose families meet income guidelines.

•   No requirement to document citizenship or immigrant status.

Income and Resource Limits 
There is no resource test.  Income must be within guidelines below.

How to Apply
Contact the Park/Recreation Department for the town in which the applicant lives.

Income Guidelines for Summer Feeding Program
(July 2000-June 2010)

 Family Size

 Maximum Income (Annual)

1

$20,040

2

$26,964

3

$33,876

4

$40,800

5

$47,712

6

$54,636

7

$61,800

8

$68,472


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