Meal Benefits

• All children in households receiving benefits from Oregon SNAP, the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR), or Oregon TANF are eligible for free meals.
• Foster children under the legal responsibility of a foster care agency or court are eligible for free meals.
• Children participating in a federally funded Head Start program (different from pre-K) are eligible for free meals.
• Children who meet the definition of Homeless, Runaway, or Migrant are eligible for free meals.
• Children who attend Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) schools are eligible for free meals.
• Your children may qualify for free or reduced-price meal benefits if your household income falls at or below the limits on this chart:

Your CEP student receives certain benefits. If you have additional students that attend other, non-CEP schools in the district, or if you wish to be considered for benefits both inside and outside of BSD, you need to apply

Do the members of your household lack a permanent address? Are you staying together in a shelter, hotel, or other temporary housing arrangement? Does your family relocate on a seasonal basis? Are any children living with you who have chosen to leave their prior family or household? If you believe children in your household meet these descriptions and haven’t been told your children will get free meals, please call Meal Benefits at (503)356-3957, McKinney-Vento (Homeless) Liaison at (503)356-5071, or Migrant Recruiter at (503)356-3764.

Children in households participating in WIC may be eligible for free or reduced price meals. Please submit an application.

No, but please read the letter you got carefully and follow the instructions. If any children in your household were missing from your eligibility notification, contact Meal Benefits at (503)356-3957 or email nsmealbenefits@beaverton.k12.or.us.

Yes, you must apply every year if you wish to be considered for other benefits such as Pandemic EBT money, free Chromebook insurance, waived test fees, waived athletic fees, and more. You must apply after July 1, 2021 for the 2021-2022 school year unless the school told you that your child is eligible for the new school year.

Yes, you may apply at any time during the school year. For example, children with a parent or guardian who becomes unemployed may become eligible for free and reduced-price meals if the household income drops below the income limit.

You should talk to the Meal Benefits Specialist. You also may ask for a hearing by calling or writing to Charity Ralls, Administrator of Nutrition Services, 10740 NE Walker Road, Entrance D1, Hillsboro, OR 97006 or email NS-MealBenefits@beaverton.k12.or.us

Yes. You, your children, or other household members do not have to be U.S. citizens to apply for free or reduced price meals.

List the before-tax amount that you normally receive. If you normally get overtime, include it, but do not include it if you only work overtime sometimes. If you have lost a job or had your hours or wages reduced, use your current income

Whenever this happens, please write a 0 in the field. However, if any income fields are left empty or blank, those will also be counted as zeroes. Please be careful when leaving income fields blank, as we will assume you meant to do so.

Your basic pay and cash bonuses must be reported as income. If you get any cash value allowances for off-base housing, food, or clothing, it must also be included as income. However, if your housing is part of the Military Housing Privatization Initiative, do not include your housing allowance as income. Any additional combat pay resulting from deployment is also excluded from income.

Families impacted financially by the COVID-19 crisis might qualify for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which offers food benefits to eligible, low-income individuals and families. 

You can also contact your local assistance office or call 211, or go to foodfinder.oregonfoodbank.org for additional assistance.

Visit the District's Community Resources Page for additional resource links.  

In addition, the following schools host Oregon Food Bank-sponsored free food markets:

• Kinnaman Elementary School: 1st & 3rd Thursday of each month, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

• Greenway Elementary School: Weekly, Thursdays 3 p.m.
• Vose Elementary School: 4th Tuesday of the Month 11a.m-12 p.m. (holiday/school closure dates will be adjusted)
• Aloha Huber Park K-8: 2nd & 4th Tuesdays 8-9 a.m.

• If you'd like additional information on other local food pantries, contact the Oregon Food Bank.

If you’d like to support our efforts to address food and economic insecurities in our community, please consider a donation to the BSD Community Resource Fund.

To meet the great need for food in Washington County, the Beaverton School District has partnered with Urban Gleaners to offer free, fresh food at multiple school sites. 

• Beaverton High School: Mondays, 2:30-3:30 p.m. 
• Vose Elementary School: 1st, 2nd & 3rd Tuesdays of the month, 11 a.m.-12:00 p.m. 
• Aloha High School: 4th Tuesday of the month, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.: 10/27, 11/24, 12/15*, 1/26, 2/23, 3/30*, 4/27, 5/25, 6/15* 
  * Changes to accommodate holiday/closure weeks 

• Limited supply 
• Bring a bag 
• Selections change weekly