Schools
Marin School District Offers Free Meals To All Students
All students will be eligible for the newly enacted Universal Meals Program, the NUSD said.
![The Novato Unified School District announced that all students will receive free meals every school day under the newly enacted Universal Meals Program.](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/users/22137850/20220727/045033/styles/patch_image/public/school-lunch___27164041630.png)
NOVATO, CA — A Novato school district is doing what it can to make sure no student goes hungry.
The Novato Unified School District announced that all students will receive free meals every school day under the newly enacted Universal Meals Program, National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, and the Afterschool Snack Program.
NUSD households through June of next year are also eligible for additional benefits if their household income meets federal guidelines, which can be found here.
Find out what's happening in San Rafaelwith free, real-time updates from Patch.
Children classified as foster, homeless, migrant, or runaway, and those enrolled in Head Start programs are eligible for free meals, too.
Households that want to apply for additional meal benefits must fill out one application for all children in the household.
Find out what's happening in San Rafaelwith free, real-time updates from Patch.
Households are encouraged to use the online application.
They can also submit it to the NUSD's Nutrition Office (819 Olive Avenue).
For help completing the application contact Cindy Liang at (415) 892-2115.
For more information about the Universal Free Meals program and eligibility, visit here.
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.