Food Services

Food & Nutrition Update

All Fonda-Fultonville Central School District students are eligible to receive FREE school meals (1 breakfast and 1 lunch per day), regardless of family income, through the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP). Additional meals, snacks and a la carte items will still need to be paid for. Students will be able to purchase those items with cash or funds available on their LINQ Connect accounts.

No application is required; however families should complete this Household Income Eligibility Form(HHIE). The data gathered from this form can qualify students for additional benefits and allows the district to receive additional state and federal funding. The online form only requires an income range and is confidential.

For questions about CEP or the HHIE form, please contact: Vicki Palmer at (518) 853-3732, ext. 4260 or by email at vpalmer@ffcsd.org.

Payment System

The district has utilizes a payment system, called TITAN School Solutions, where you can make online payments for your students’ meals. The district has worked with the TITAN School Solutions to ensure that funds that were in your previous accounts have been transferred to the new payment system.

As part of this process, you must go to https://family.titank12.com and make a new account in order to continue making payments towards your students’ meals. You can also submit a meal application through TITAN School Solutions for the current school year. Click on “Sign up today!” to begin the process of making a new account and be sure to have the following information to successfully link your student(s) to your account:

  *   First Name
  *   Last Name
  *   Grade
  *   School
  *   Date of Birth

For further questions, please contact the Food Service Manager Mrs. Palmer at vpalmer@ffcsd.org or reach out to the support line for TITAN School Solutions at 916-467-4700 option 2.

Resources available for families

Families who may be experiencing hardships are encouraged to visit Hunger Solutions New York for information. FFCS is not involved in these programs but we are sharing this information as a resource for our school families who may need extra support at home. In addition, we encourage families to visit www.nokidhungry.org/help or call 1-(866)-348-6479 for additional resources.

Food service procedures 

  • Students who wish to purchase a second meal or an à la carte meal item, must have funds available on their meal account or cash-in-hand.
  • If you choose not to take advantage of the online prepayment service, you may continue to make advance payments via check, which should be made payable to the FFCS Cafeteria. Please write your child’s full name within memo on the check.
  • Meal accounts must be maintained throughout the week/month through Titan School Solutions.

Nutrislice breakfast and lunch menus

FFCS uses an interactive website and smartphone app called Nutrislice to show breakfast and lunch menus. Nutrislice shows nutritional and allergy information for the items that are served. Read more and watch a how-to video at https://www.fondafultonvilleschools.org/nutrislice/.


Meal prices

**Please note: the prices listed below are strictly for additional meals purchased.**

  • Milk: $1.00
  • Breakfast: $1.60
  • Elementary school lunch: $2.95
  • Middle school lunch: $3.05
  • High school lunch: $3.20

Grab-and-Go breakfast available

The Fonda-Fultonville Central School District will have Grab-and-Go breakfast available for all students (K-12). It enables students to purchase and eat breakfast when and where it is most convenient for them.


SNAP

SNAP provides monthly benefits to buy food at grocery stores, farmers markets, and other locations. SNAP helps families stretch their food budget so kids can get the nutrition they need to learn and grow. See if you are eligible here and apply for SNAP online at MyBenefits.ny.gov

The Nutrition Outreach and Education Program (NOEP) offers one-on-one help applying for SNAP. NOEP can tell you if you may be eligible for SNAP, answer questions, and help with your application. It’s free and confidential. Find a NOEP Coordinator near you at FoodHelpNY.org.


Dietary Restrictions & Food Allergies

If your student has dietary restrictions, please communicate this directly to our district school nurse. Once this information is received, along with a signed physician’s note, it will be passed to the Food Services department.

Food Items Containing Allergens

  • Soy: bread, dinner roll, hamburger or hot dog bun, english muffins, saltine or graham crackers, pasta, vegetable oil, wraps, pancakes, waffles, mini-burger, chicken patty, chicken nuggets, hot dog, turkey burger, beefy patty crumbles, tuna fish, chicken dark meat strips, fajita chicken strips, taco meat, taco shell, gravy mix, soup base, pizza crust, bagels, cereal corn flakes, raisin bran contains trace of soy, dressing packets, margarine
  • Wheat: wheat bread and rolls, pizza crust, crackers, saltine or graham, pasta, pancakes, waffles, mini burger, chicken patties, chicken nuggets, turkey burger, chicken dark meat strips, cheese sticks, any breaded item, bagels, soup base, gravy mix, cereal corn flake, raisin bran
  • Milk: pancakes, waffles, cheese sticks, cheese, dairy products, yogurt, ranch, caesar dressing, instant mashed potato, margarine, any breaded item
  • Egg: mayo, cheese sticks, egg salad, any breaded item, egg noodles, waffles, pancakes, most baked goods
  • Peanut or Nut or Tree Nut: peanut butter, baked good made with nuts, coconut or coconut oil. Non-dairy whip topping contains coconut oils. Reminder, check content in cooking oil before baking with it.

Non-Discrimination 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, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity (including gender expression), sexual orientation, 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 responsible Agency or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. 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: (1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; (2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or (3) email: program.intake@usda.gov.

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