Free school meals for all Springfield Public School students!
For the 2024-2025 school year, Springfield Public Schools will provide universal free breakfast and lunch
to enrolled students under the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP). These meals are provided at no
cost to the students or families. Additional meals, including after-school snack and dinner programs will
also be available to eligible students at participating schools. Meals will be made available for enrolled
Springfield Public School students learning remotely with more information available soon.
Springfield Public Schools participates in several USDA Child Nutrition Programs, including the
National School Breakfast, National School Lunch, Fresh Fruit and Vegetable, at-risk Child and Adult
Care Feeding, and Summer Food Service Programs. Household applications are not required to receive
free meals, but applications may be distributed by the school to collect household income data for other
programs that require this information.
For additional information please contact:
Springfield Public Schools
Attention: Timothy Gray, Food Service Administrator
75 Cadwell Drive Springfield, MA 01104
Phone: 413 787-7111
Email:
[email protected]
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/ad-3027.pdf, USDA Discrimination Complaint Form,
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:
[email protected]