Food Service
Meal applications
Meal applications
Thank you for supporting our growing program! We are excited to welcome you to the 2025-2026 school year and to continue providing delicious and nutritious meals to our students. To help us maintain and enhance our food services, we need your assistance in completing the Free and Reduced Meal Applications and Household Income Forms online.
Why Complete These Forms?
Completing these forms is crucial for several reasons:
- Funding: Helps secure additional funding for our district, supporting programs and services that benefit all our students!
- Eligibility: Ensures your child receives the meals and benefits they are eligible for.
- Funding: Helps secure additional funding for our district, supporting programs and services that benefit all our students!
- Eligibility: Ensures your child receives the meals and benefits they are eligible for.
Even if you don't think you will qualify, please complete the application. Our school depends on funding and completed applications!
Here's a detailed explanation to guide you through the process:
How to Apply:
1. Visit the online application portal: Free and Reduced Meal Application - https://linqconnect.com/public/meal-application/new?identifier=DMK77S
2. Complete the form with accurate information about your household size and total household income.
3. Submit the form electronically.
1. Visit the online application portal: Free and Reduced Meal Application - https://linqconnect.com/public/meal-application/new?identifier=DMK77S
2. Complete the form with accurate information about your household size and total household income.
3. Submit the form electronically.
*Valley Home is under the umbrella of Oakdale Joint Unified School District. You have to select OJUSD as your district, but Valley Home district is set up as a site internally. When you are completing student information you select the site at that time and Valley Home will be listed there. *
Important Details:
- Only complete one application per family.
- The information you provide will determine your child's eligibility for free or reduced-priced meals and may also be used for other state or federally funded school benefits.
- Factors considered in the application process include household size and total household income.
- Only complete one application per family.
- The information you provide will determine your child's eligibility for free or reduced-priced meals and may also be used for other state or federally funded school benefits.
- Factors considered in the application process include household size and total household income.
Household Size: Includes all persons, related or unrelated, living in your home and sharing living expenses (e.g., parents, children, grandparents).
Total Household Income: Includes the income each household member received last month before taxes, including wages, social security, pension, unemployment, welfare, child support, alimony, and any other cash income.
Total Household Income: Includes the income each household member received last month before taxes, including wages, social security, pension, unemployment, welfare, child support, alimony, and any other cash income.
Foster Children: Foster children are categorically eligible for free meal benefits. Documentation of status by a state or local entity familiar with the child's status is required, but an application is not needed. Foster children may be included in the household application as part of the household size.
Household Income Form
For families with children attending Sierra View Elementary, Cloverland Elementary, and East Stanislaus High School, please complete the Household Income Form instead of the Free and Reduced Meal Application.
Your prompt action in completing these forms helps us continue providing excellent food services and maintaining the high standards we strive for in our district.
If you have any questions, please reach out to Natalie Lopez at 209-847-0117 extension 100 or at nlopez@vhjsd.org.