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Meal Benefits

Meal Benefits

Food and Nutrition Services is committed to providing access to quality nutritious meals to support all OCPS students and educators. To ensure your child is eating nutritiously, students can choose three to five components for their meal. The five food group components are: proteins, grains, vegetables, fruits, and milk.

For breakfast and lunch, students may select a minimum of three out of four offered food items, where one of those items must be a 1/2 cup of fruits or vegetables.

 

Meals at No Charge

OCPS is proud to offer meals for breakfast and lunch at no charge to most schools as part of the Community Elegibility Provision program. Only families from the newly opened schools below must fill out the Meal Benefit Application.

Contact Us:

FNS Meal Benefits
8101 Benrus St. Orlando, FL 32827
407-858-3110 x 3293966
Office Hours: 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Meal.Applications@ocps.net

 

Yadhira Rodriguez Vila, Section Lead
yadhira.rodriguezvila@ocps.net

Barbara Garcia, Section Lead
barbara.garcia@ocps.net

New Cafeterias for 2025-26 School Year

Only students enrolled in one of the schools listed below are eligible to apply for meal benefits:

Luminary Elementary

9420 Luminary Blvd. 

Orlando, FL 32827

Meal Benefits Appplication

By applying, students may qualify for free and reduced priced meals, internet service discounts, and waivers for SAT/ACT exam fees among other benefits.

You do not need to complete this application If your child is not enrolled in the above mentioned school.

Only students enrolled in one of the schools listed below are eligible to apply for meal benefits:

Atwater Bay Elementary School  

4701 Huntsville Ave, North Port, FL 34288

 

Innovation High School  

12401 Dowden Rd, Orlando, FL 32832

 

Luminary Elementary School   

9420 Luminary Blvd. Orlando, FL 32827

 

Luminary Middle School 

9446 Luminary Blvd, Orlando, FL 32827

 

Meal Benefits Appplication

By applying, students may qualify for free and reduced priced meals, internet service discounts, and waivers for SAT/ACT exam fees among other benefits.

You do not need to complete this application If your child is not enrolled in the above mentioned school.

Additional Resources

  • Level

    Breakfast

    Lunch

    Elementary

    $1.35

    $1.90

    Secondary

    $1.75

    $2.75

     

     

     

     Adult Prices 

     Breakfast 

     Lunch 

     Elementary 

     $2.75

     $4.75

     Secondary

     $2.75

     $4.75

    • See what's being served by school
    • View nutritional information
    • Rate & star your favorites!
    • Allergy information
       

    MealViewer

  • Household Economic Survey
    To assist families in qualifying for other benefits based on economic status, below is a link to the survey used for household economic verification. Please note, this survey has no impact on or relevance to meal benefits in a CEP school. Filling out the survey will aide in verifying your child’s status and potentially qualifying for benefits through other sources – not related to nor dictated by OCPS. Benefits include discounted rates on internet services; free or discounted fees to participate in sport activities and/or summer camps; gifted education program and waivers for SAT/ACT/PSAT test fees; and college application fee waivers;

    Household Economic Survey

    ACT Fee Waiver Program

    SAT Fee Waiver Program

    College Board Fee Waiver Program

    For ACT and SAT test fee waivers contact your child school counselor for more information. For other programs, contact your service provider for eligibility criteria.

     

    Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) Eligibility Letter
    Complete and submit the form below to request a letter stating that your child is participating in a Community Eligibility Provision school where breakfast and lunch are offered at no charge.

    Community Eligibility Provision Benefits Letter

     

     

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Only students enrolled in one of the schools listed below are eligible to apply for meal benefits:
     

    Luminary Elementary

    9420 Luminary Blvd. 

    Orlando, FL 32827

     

    The application portal opens on Monday, July 1, 2025.

    Meal Benefit Application 

    Important:
    If the student is enrolled in a Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) school, parents DO NOT need to complete a meal application. The Community Eligibility Provision program provides ALL students at participating schools with breakfast and lunch meals at NO CHARGE.

    CEP Schools List 2025-2026 School Year

  • The Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) is a National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and School Breakfast Program (SBP) meal service option that allows schools to offer breakfast and lunch at no cost to all enrolled students. CEP was authorized by the Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act of 2010 (HHFKA, Public Law 111-296; December 13, 2010). 

    Benefits for students:
    - Increases access to nutritious school meals at no cost to students.
    - Increases student participation.
    - Improves the learning environment.
    - Eliminates social stigma.

    Benefits for households:
    - Eliminates paperwork. No need to submit applications for students to receive free or reduced-price school meals.
    -No meal charges.

    Benefits for schools:
    - Eases administrative burden and improves program efficiency.
    - Eliminates unpaid meal balances.

  • This link is only for students enrolled in a CEP school.

    Request a Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) Eligibility Letter

    For questions, contact the Meal Benefits team at: Meal.Applications@ocps.net or call 407-858-31110 ext. 329-3966.

  • Parent needs to complete a meal benefits application in order to receive the eligibility letter based on the household income. Once the application is processed, parents and/or guardians will receive the eligibility determination letter via email. 

    NON CEP Schools:

    Luminary Elementary

    9420 Luminary Blvd. 

    Orlando, FL 32827

    Community Eligibility Provision Benefits Letter

  • Household Economic Survey
    To assist families in qualifying for other benefits based on economic status, below is a link to the survey used for household economic verification. Please note, this survey has no impact on or relevance to meal benefits in a CEP school. Filling out the survey will aide in verifying your child’s status and potentially qualifying for benefits through other sources – not related to nor dictated by OCPS. Benefits include discounted rates on internet services; free or discounted fees to participate in sport activities and/or summer camps; gifted education program and waivers for SAT/ACT/PSAT test fees; and college application fee waivers;

    Household Economic Survey

    ACT Fee Waiver Program

    SAT Fee Waiver Program

    College Board Fee Waiver Program

    For ACT and SAT test fee waivers contact your child school counselor for more information. For other programs, contact your service provider for eligibility criteria.