Leading Edge to participate in the National School Lunch Program

Leading Edge Academy’s six East Valley locations will again be participating in the National School Lunch Program for the 2016-2017 school year. As part of this program, Leading Edge Academy offers healthy meals every school day. Lunch costs $3.50 and children may qualify for reduced-price (40 cents per lunch) or free meals.

• The National School Lunch Program is a part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The program provided nutritionally balanced, low‐cost or free lunches to more than 31 million children each school day in 2012.

• Benefits are available to children who belong to a household whose income is below the Federal Income Eligibility Guidelines, that receive public assistance, or if they are a homeless, migrant, runaway or foster child.

• To apply for free or reduced-price meals, households can fill out the application, available on the Leading Edge Academy website, and return it to the school. Application forms are available at each campus office. Only one application is required for all children in the household. In the operation of child feeding programs, no child will be discriminated against because of race, sex, color, national origin, age, or disability. Families can apply for benefits at any time.

For more information, please visit www.leadingedgeacademy.com/lunch-info/.