Montgomery Public Schools to offer free breakfast and lunch to all students

Montgomery Public Schools has announced that all students are eligible for free breakfast and lunch through the 2025-2026 school year.

This service is being offered under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program.

Parents don’t need to take any action to have meals provided for their children. The U.S. Department of Agriculture allows children to participate without having to pay a fee or submit a meal application.

The school system says the Community Eligibility Provision is part of the Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act of 2010, which allows schools and school districts in low-income areas to eliminate school meal applications and serve breakfast and lunch at no charge to all enrolled students.

CEP gives food service professionals more time to focus on preparing nutritious meals that their students will enjoy and gives students more time to eat those meals by cutting down on time spent in the lunch line. More importantly, by offering all students a nutritious breakfast and lunch at no cost, CEP helps ensure more students come to class well-nourished and ready to learn.

Montgomery Public Schools says breakfast and lunch meals will follow USDA guidelines for healthy school meals.

Parents or guardians who need further information may contact Staff at the Child Nutrition Central Office for Montgomery Public Schools at (334) 223-6925.

— Information from Montgomery Public Schools