Children need healthy meals to learn. Gordon County Schools offers healthy meals every school day at no charge to students, and we can now provide that for all children next school year. Our food service receives support from the U.S. Department of Agriculture through the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs.
By participating in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) and eliminating the need for meal applications, Gordon County Schools will reduce administrative and printing costs. Families also benefit from the elimination of completing and submitting meal applications.
School lunch is critical to student health and well-being, especially for low-income students—and ensures that students have nutrition they need throughout the day to learn. Research shows that receiving free or reduced-price school lunches reduces food insecurity, obesity rates, and poor health. This provision will help to remove any stigma or concerns about inaccessibility to healthy food options during the school day.
Thank you to Nicole Head, Director of School Nutrition, Superintendent Alice Mashburn, and our Gordon County Schools Board of Education for making healthy food accessibility a top priority for Gordon County families.