Food and Nutrition Services Department
(586) 797-1180
Fax: (586) 797-8358
Email: foodservice@uticak12.org
Meal Cost
Breakfast: All Levels $1.75
Lunch: Elementary $2.75
Junior High $2.90
High School $2.95
UCS Meals Are Nutritious And Delicious!
- UCS cafeterias offer a wide variety of different food choices to meet your student's needs
- We serve the same brand named products, like Tyson, Land-O-Lakes and Jennie-O, that you do you in your homes
- Meals follow federal guidelines for nutrition
- Meals include a variety of fresh fruit, vegetables, whole grains, low fat meat and dairy as well as low fat and fat free milk
- We watch our saturated fat and sodium levels to help support our student's health needs
- Visit the Healthy Meals at School page to learn more about meal requirements
Managing Your Student's Account
- Go to http://sendmoneytoschool.com to set up your account
- You will need your child’s 9-digit ID number to set it up (you can get this from the office)
- You can access student meal accounts 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to view account balances, deposit histories, or your child’s meal or snack selections free of charge
- You can also make deposits to your child’s cafeteria account using Visa, MasterCard or Discover-a bank service fee of $1.50 will be charged to your credit card
- Online deposits of $50 or more to a single student account will receive a $2 credit to their account
- Breakfasts & Lunches may still be purchased with cash or check; however amounts of $20 or more are recommended
- Checks should be made to Utica Community Schools Food Service Department
- Checks returned for Non-Sufficient Funds (NSF) will be accessed a $25 fee
Low Balance Email Alerts
In addition to meal account balances, deposit history, and account activity; including your student’s meal or snack selections, parents may now sign-up for low-balance email alerts through the sendmoneytoschool.com website! Parents can designate a minimum account balance and will be notified by email when their student’s account balance goes below that level. Sign-up today!
Free & Reduced Priced Meals
- Apply online at www.lunchapp.com
Enter “Utica Community Schools” and follow the prompts.
- Most applications are processed within two (2) working days
- Quicker than paper!
Apply using a paper application
USDA Nondiscrimination Statement
In accordance with Federal 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, age, disability, and reprisal or retaliation for prior
civil rights activity. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.)
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
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. Additionally, program
information is available in languages other than English.
To file a complaint alleging
discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027,
found online at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html,
or 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:
>program.intake@usda.gov
This institution is an equal
opportunity provider.