Location
809 Quail Street Building 1
Lakewood, CO 80215
Jeffco Food and Nutrition Services believes that access to healthy meals is essential to student success, and some students may qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Jeffco utilizes SchoolCafé for online applications, which are the fastest and easiest way to be approved for meal benefits, but feel free to contact FNS or your school if you would prefer a paper application.
Prior to submitting an application, please review the Annual Family Letters below. Online applications for free or reduced priced meals will be submitted through SchoolCafé.com. Returning users can log in to submit their application for 2022-2023 on or after July 1st. First-time users of SchoolCafé will need to create an account . Instructions for creating an account and completing an application are available below.
Families must reapply for free or reduced-price meals every year, applications will be available starting July 1st.every year on or after July 1.
If you have other questions or need help, contact our Free and Reduced Office at (303) 982-6916 or FreeAndReduced@jeffco.k12.co.us.
If you elect to fill out a paper application, please return the completed and signed application to the front office at your school or the Food & Nutrition Office at 809 Quail Street, Building 1, Lakewood, CO 80215.
View 2022-2023 Family Letters:
• English
View 2022-2023 Applications
• English
How to Create a SchoolCafé Account:
• English
How to Apply Online with SchoolCafé :
• English
Children who qualify for free or reduced priced meals may also qualify for other fee waivers. When completing the Free and Reduced Price Meal Application, families have the option of consenting to the disclosure of the application information to waive school district/program fees.
Please allow at least 10 business days to hear back from the Food & Nutrition Office after submitting an application to allow time for processing.
Formal complaints regarding civil rights violations in relation to Free & Reduced benefits can be filed by filling out this form:
In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.
Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted 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; or
2. fax:
(833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
3. email:
program.intake@usda.gov
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
Jeffco Food & Nutrition Services is an equal opportunity provider.