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Hartford Central School District

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Food Services

For any questions or concerns please contact:
Ryan Withrow, School Lunch Director

Free School Meals

  • Parent Letter for 25-26 school year

    • All Hartford School District students are eligible to receive FREE school meals (1 breakfast and 1 lunch per day), regardless of family income, through the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP). Additional meals, snacks and a la carte items will still need to be paid for.  Students will be able to purchase those items with cash or funds available on their LINQ Connect accounts.

  • Hartford CSD specific Income Form 

    • No application is required; however, families should complete the Income Form.  The data gathered from this form can qualify students for additional benefits and allows the district to receive additional state and federal funding. The online form only requires an income range and is confidential.

    • For questions about the HHIE form, please contact: Susan Frank, Senior Shared Food Service Specialist, susan.frank@neric.org (518) 464-5133.

  • Menus - LINQ Connect

  • All students are eligible for one free breakfast every school day. 
    Breakfast is served at 7:45 for all students. Breakfast is available until 9:00am for late students. 
    Choices are cold option (cereal, Pop Tart or muffin) or a daily hot option.
    • Monday: Bagels and cream cheese
    • Tuesday: Breakfast Sandwiches
    • Wednesday: MiniCini
    • Thursday: French Toast sticks
    • Friday: Cinnamon Roll/Donuts
       
  • Students requesting a second meal, snack, drink, or any a la carte item must have funds either in hand or on account to pay for them.  These items are not free.  You can create an account for your child at LINQ Connect.
     

  • LINQ Connect Information

    • Students will continue to have individual school meal accounts on LINQ Connect.  Parents/Guardians can manage those accounts and add funds for additional meals and snacks not included in the free breakfasts and lunches. Online deposits can be added to LINQ Connect. 

  • Policies

  • Food Assistance Resources

USDA Non-Discrimination Statement

In accordance with federal civil rights law and USDA civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its agencies, offices, employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.

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 state or local agency that administers the program or contact USDA through the Telecommunications Relay Service at 711 (voice and TTY). Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027(link is external), found online at How to File a Program Discrimination Complaint and 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:

  1. Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Mail Stop 9410, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;
  2. Fax: (202) 690-7442; or
  3. Email: program.intake@usda.gov(link sends e-mail).

USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.