USDA SUMMER MEAL PROGRAMS
USDA meal programs for children operate all summer! To find the nearest summer meal site, call 211 or text ‘Summer Meals’ (English) or ‘Verano’ (Spanish) to 914-342-7744. Households in need of assistance any time of the year can call the USDA National Hunger Hotline at 866-3-HUNGRY to speak with a representative who will find resources, such as summer meal sites, food banks, and other nearby social services.
2023-2024 Prices
Student Prices Adult Prices
Breakfast - $1.60 Breakfast $2.10
Lunch - $2.60 Lunch $4.60
Milk $0.65
Breakfast Flyer
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My School Bucks
My School Bucks is the system in place for making breakfast or lunch payments. Parents may register for anew account at My School Bucks to pay or monitor your child's account. There is a $2.75 transaction fee for each transaction per student to add money via My School Bucks.
Chartwells
Cowan is partnering with Chartwells to oversee the cafeterias in both buildings this year. Chartwells will be providing an expanded menu with nutritional information available. Please view the menus on the Nutrislice website or consider downloading the APP from the App Store or Google Play.
Menu
Please visit the following site for the menu: https://cowan.nutrislice.com/menu/
(menus subject to change)
What Makes a Meal?
In order to help clarify what components are needed to make a full meal in the cafeteria, the link below includes a summary of potential options.
What Makes a Meal?
Cowan recently went through the 3 Year Nutrition Review Process. The 2 documents below were a part of the review process.
Wellness Policy Evaluation Checklist
Wellness Policy Annual Progress Report
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, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA.
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 Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may 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 complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at: How to File a 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
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;
fax: (202) 690-7442; or
email: [email protected].
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.