Food Distribution Info and Updates
USDA Free Meal Program Extended Again! (Posted on October 21, 2020)
On October 16, 2020 the NYS Education Department shared that the USDA is extending the free meal program for all students now through June 30, 2021.The New York State Education Department (SED) has elected the use of the Nationwide waiver flexibilities provided by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to allow free meals to continue to be available to all children throughout the entire 2020-2021 school year.
School Building Meal Program Information 8/28/2020
School Meals for ALL Learners
Your child(ren) has/have been identified as attending school in person either two (2) or five (5) days a week. If you are attending school only two (2) days a week, or remotely, please read the “School Meals for Remote Learners” portion of this article.
Your IN SCHOOL meal program will function very similar to previous years with one exception. All school meals will need to be preordered, which will be discussed below. (Note: All meal prices remain the same as last year: Breakfast K-12 is $1.75; Elementary Lunch is $2.70; Jr/Sr High School Lunch is $2.85)
As always, we are participating in the national free and reduced price meal program. All application materials can be found here.
As indicated above, all meals this year are required to be preordered through our onondaga.nutrislice.com menu page or by downloading the Nutrislice App on your phone. There will be instructional videos on our website to assist you in getting your account established. Once your orders are placed, they will be billed to your child’s MySchoolBucks account once the day of service has passed. This will allow us to process any cancellations properly. If there is not sufficient funds available on the account at the time of the order, we will contact you by phone and automated messages to remind you to fund the account.
Pre-Order Timing Guidance
All Preorders must be completed twenty-four (24) hours in advance.
(i.e.: 7 a.m. Breakfast for 9/9 must be ordered by 7 a.m. on 9/8)
(i.e.: 11 a.m. lunch on 9/9 must be ordered by 11 a.m. on 9/8)
You can also order meals by the week or month. There is a cancellation feature by 6 a.m. on the day of service.
We will be pushing out more information regarding the preordering system on the website, as well as on social media, in the near future. After reviewing all of the online material, if you still have questions, please email us at wgfoodservice@westgenesee.org or jwoody@ocs.cnyric.org.
School Meals for Remote Learners
Your child(ren) has/have been identified as being remote learners either for partial or full weeks. As you may be aware, your child(ren) is/are eligible to participate in the school meal programs while studying remotely at home. The pricing of meals will mirror that of those sold in schools. The one difference is that meals will be sold in bundles, versus daily purchases. This is to accommodate the parent pick up, or in necessary cases, delivery of meals. The bundles and associated costs are as follows:
Monday to Friday – 5 day Remote Learners
5 day Breakfast Bundle = $8.75 ($1.75 x 5 days)
5 day Elementary Lunch Bundle = $13.50 ($2.70 x 5)
5 day Jr/Sr High School Lunch Bundle = $14.25 ($2.85 x 5)
Monday and Tuesday /Wednesday or Thursday/ Friday – 3 day Remote Learners
3 day Breakfast Bundle = $5.25 ($1.75 x 3 days)
3 day Elementary Lunch Bundle = $8.10 ($2.70 x 3)
3 day Middle or High School Lunch Bundle = $8.55 ($2.85 x 3) *Amount is different than previously published; this is the correct amount
Please note that remote learners are eligible for the national free and reduced price meal program. All application materials can be found here.
All purchased meals this year are required to be preordered through our Nutrislice menu page, or by downloading the Nutrislice App on your phone. There will be instructional videos on our website to assist you in getting your account established. Once your order is placed, your orders will be billed to your child’s MySchoolBucks Account. If there is not sufficient funds available on the account at the time of the order, we will contact you by phone and automated messages to remind you to fund the account.
Pre-Order Timing Guidance
All Preorders must be completed one week in advance.
(i.e.: Meals for the full week of 9/14 to 9/18 or the partial week of 9/14 to 9/16 should be ordered by 9/7)
This preordering requirement is necessary to facilitate package preparation for parent pick up, or in necessary cases, delivery of meals. These options will take place every Monday school is in session. We will establish parent pick up times and locations once the quantity of orders is determined.
To request meal delivery please complete our Meal Delivery Request Form by clicking here . Questions may be emailed to us at wgfoodservice@westgenesee.org or jwoody@ocs.cnyric.org.
A hardcopy version of this letter/information is being mailed to all parents.
Current Food Service Information 8/17/2020
I would like to take a moment to get you information regarding the National School Lunch Program. As we are sure you can imagine, planning for the 2020-2021 school year is certainly a unique experience. I would like to provide all of you with an early opportunity to review the National School Lunch Program information that can be found on our website (http://www.onondagacsd.org/districtpage.cfm?pageid=1977 ). In an effort to minimize the surge of applications that we typically get in September, we are encouraging you to fill these out as soon as possible, if you believe that you qualify for free or reduced price meals. Please be assured that if your situation changes between the time that you submit your application and school starts, or at any point during the school year, you can certainly fill out a new application for free or reduced price meals.
Spring Emergency Meal Provision Expiration
Last Spring, with the onset of the COVID19 shutdown, a provision was approved by the Department of Education to provide all students with a free meal program. It is important to note that this free meal program has expired and your children will be charge the appropriate amount for their meals, based on eligibility status. Should this provision be available again at any point, we will immediately notify you of the availability.
Meal Programs and Costs
We will provide all students with access to breakfast and lunch options during the 2020-21 school year, regardless if you are in-person or doing remote instruction. All students will be charged for their meals based on their eligibility status. Our meal prices will remain the same for the 2020-21 school year as follows:
Breakfast - $1.75
Elementary Lunch - $2.70
Junior/ Senior High School Lunch - $2.85
If possible, please send your child with a lunch from home for the first few weeks to assist in the reopening.
Our tentative plan is to have meals picked-up, or delivered when necessary, to full-time remote learners and hybrid learners, each week. If you require meals delivered to your home for your student, please fill out this form: Food Delivery Request
Remote Ordering Through Nutrislice
We are in the process of implementing a new remote ordering system that is tied into our online menu system through Nutrislice. This system/App will allow parents to order meals for their children by a predetermined cut off time for the next day. We will also have an option to order for the entire week if you so desire. Please be assured that we will also have a cancellation feature, by a pre-determined deadline each morning, should your child be absent. Please be on the lookout for more information and tutorials once we roll this program out.
Summer Food Options
August 7th at 4pm
The Mobile Food Pantry from the Food Bank of Central New York and at St. Andrew's Anglican Church partner together to serve Nedrow and the immediate vacinity. The boxes of food have produce, dairy products and other food items.
Corner of South Salina St. and Wood Ave.
July 10th, July 24th, and July 31st at 2pm.
The food included in these mobile distributions is primarily highly desirable perishable goods like fresh fruits and vegetables, dairy, and bread items
To locate a Summer Food Service Program site near you:
- Text FOOD to 877877 and a list of sites will be sent to your phone.
- Call the SFSP hotline at (866) 3-HUNGRY.
- Click here to view an interactive map with information on all the summer meal sites in New York State.
- The New York State Department of Health’s Growing Up Healthy Hotline, (800) 522-5006, can also help locate a summer meal site in your community.
Food Bank of CNY https://www.foodbankcny.org/
Local Food Pantries:
Manna from God Food Pantry
STATUS: OPEN
Address: 104 Hudson Avenue, Nedrow, NY 13120
Hours: 2nd & 4th Thursday 10am-12pm
Phone: 315-492-6773
Navarino Community Food Pantry
STATUS: OPEN
Address: 4389 S Onondaga Road, Nedrow, NY 13120
Hours: 3rd Thur 10am-Noon & 6:30pm-8pm
Phone: (315) 673-9228
Website: https://thenavarinocommunityfoodpantry.weebly.com/
June 17, 2020 Update
- May 11, 2020 – Five days of meals (covers 5/12, 5/13, 5/14, 5/15, 5/18)
- May 18, 2020 – Six days of meals (covers 5/19, 5/20. 5/21, 5/22, 5/25, 5/26)
- May 26, 2020 – Four days of meals (covers 5/27, 5/28, 5/29, 6/1)
- June 1, 2020 – Five days of meals (covers 6/2, 6/3, 6/4, 6/5, 6/8)
- June 8, 2020 – Five days of meals (covers 6/9, 6/10, 6/11, 6/12, 6/15)
- June 15, 2020 – Five days of meals (covers 6/16, 6/17, 6/18, 6/19, 6/22)
- June 22, 2020 – Five days of meals (covers 6/23, 6/24, 6/25, 6/26, 6/29, 6/30, 7/1)
Link to register: Click Here
If you have previously registered you DO NOT need to register again.
*****May 4th, 2020 Food Delivery*******
WE ARE DELIVERING ALL FOOD
Food will be distributed to all families that have registered online by noon, Sunday, May 3rd, 2020.
If you have previously registered you DO NOT need to register again.
Registered families will receive the following for each registered child:
5 days of breakfast (Tues-Mon)
5 days of lunch (Tues-Mon)
Please look for an email by Sunday (May 10th, 2020) for information regarding next food distribution scheduled for May 11th, 2020.
*****April 27th, 2020 Food Delivery*******
WE ARE DELIVERING ALL FOOD
Food will be distributed to all families that have registered online by noon, Sunday, April 26th, 2020.
If you have previously registered you DO NOT need to register again.
Registered families will receive the following for each registered child:
5 days of breakfast (Tues-Mon)
5 days of lunch (Tues-Mon)
Please look for an email by Sunday (May 3rd, 2020) for information regarding next food distribution scheduled for May 4th, 2020.
*****April 20th, 2020 Food Delivery*******
WE ARE DELIVERING ALL FOOD
Food will be distributed to all families that have registered online by noon, Sunday, April 19th, 2020.
If you have previously registered you DO NOT need to register again.
Registered families will receive the following for each registered child:
5 days of breakfast (Tues-Mon)
5 days of lunch (Tues-Mon)
Please look for an email by Sunday (April 26, 2020) for information regarding next food distribution scheduled for April 27, 2020.
*****April 13th, 2020 Food Delivery*******
WE ARE DELIVERING ALL FOOD
Food will be distributed to all families that have registered online by noon, Sunday, April 12th, 2020.
If you have previously registered you DO NOT need to register again.
Registered families will receive the following for each registered child:
5 days of breakfast (Tues-Mon)
5 days of lunch (Tues-Mon)
Please look for an email by Sunday (April 19, 2020) for information regarding next food distribution scheduled for April 20, 2020.
******April 3rd, 2020 Food Delivery********
WE ARE DELIVERING ALL FOOD
Food will be distributed to all families that have registered online by noon, Thursday, April 2nd, 2020.
If you have previously registered you DO NOT need to register again.
Registered families will receive the following for each registered child:
6 days of breakfast (Mon-Mon)
6 days of lunch (Mon-Mon)
Please look for an email by Sunday (April 12, 2020) for information regarding next food distribution scheduled for April 13, 2020.
******March 30, 2020 Food Delivery*********
WE ARE DELIVERING ALL FOOD
Food will be distributed to all families that have registered online by noon, Sunday, March 29, 2020.
Registered families will receive the following for each registered child:
4 days of breakfast (Tue-Fri)
4 days of lunch (Tue-Fri)
Please look for an email on Thursday (4/2/20) for information regarding next food distribution scheduled for April 3, 2020.
****Next Food Distribution will be on Tuesday March 30th****
Please look for an email on Sunday (3/29/20) for information regarding next food distribution scheduled for March 30, 2020.
- This will contain food for Breakfast and Lunch for 4 days.
- All food will be delivered and there will be no pick up times.
- Only people who signed up will receive food delivery. ( Click here to sign up )
- People must be signed up by Friday March 27th at noon to receive deliveries for Monday.
- If you have already received food, please have your box on your front porch for delivery.
- Delivery will be between 8am-12pm.
****Food Distribution for Tuesday March 24th****
- This will contain food for Breakfast and Lunch for 4 days.
- All food will be delivered and there will be no pick up times.
- Only people who signed up will receive food delivery. ( Click here to sign up )
- People must be signed up by Monday March 23rd at noon to receive deliveries for Tuesday.
- If you have already received food, please have your box on your front porch for delivery.
- Delivery will be between 8am-12pm.
UPDATE: Food Distribution for March 24, 2020
WE WILL BE DELIVERING ALL FOOD
Food will be distributed to all families that have registered by noon on March 23, 2020
Registered families will receive the following for each registered child:
4 days of breakfast meals (Wed - Sat)
4 days of lunch meals (Wed - Sat)
Please look for an email on Sunday (3/29/20) for information regarding next food distribution scheduled for March 30, 2020.
Friday March 20th Rockwell Pick Up Time: 8:00 am to 1:00 pm
Upon Arrival:
1. Stay in your car
2. Provide The last name of the GUARDIAN that was on registration form. (If you are also picking up for another family, have accurate information)
3. How many students you are picking up for, and if there are any peanut allergies.
You Will Receive:
3 breakfast meals for each student
3 lunch meals for each student
The next update will be emailed on Monday March 23, 2020 for the Food Distribution Scheduled for Tuesday March 24, 2020.
On this webpage you will find the latest information and updates concerning food distribution for students during the District lock down period.
- Register to Receive Nutritional Assistance: Please click here to register or type the URL below into your browser. PLEASE NOTE: If you already submitted a form, there is no need to resubmit your information with this link.
- ONCE you are Registered: Click here for Food Distribution Information
