Benefit Details
General Program Requirements Any child at a participating school, camp, or half-day kindergarten or pre-kindergarten program can receive half pints of milk through the Special Milk Program. Children qualify to receive free milk if their families’ household incomes meet the current income eligibility guidelines. Children qualify to receive free or low-cost meals while they attend school (high school or under) if their families’ household incomes meet the current income eligibility guidelines. Children who participate in certain other programs, such as Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, and children who are migrant, runaway, or homeless are automatically eligible for free meals. You can find out what the maximum income limits for eligibility are at http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/Governance/notices/iegs/IEGs.htm.
Application Process To apply, contact your child’s school, camp, or child care institution to find out if it participates in the Special Milk Program. Your state education agency can also give you information about the program. The Food and Nutrition Service provides program and state contact information here: http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/Contacts/StateDirectory.htm
Program Contact Information For more information please visit: http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/Milk/Default.htm and http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/Contacts/StateDirectory.htm You may also write to us at: Child Nutrition Division Food and Nutrition Service U.S. Department of Agriculture 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 640 Alexandria, VA 22302
Managing Agency U.S. Department of Agriculture http://www.usda.gov/
