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Welcome
The Food Service Department of Surry County Public Schools provides nutritionally balanced meals to more than 600 students each day through the United States Department of Agriculture's National School Lunch and National School Breakfast Programs.
School meals must meet the recommendations of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans for the appropriate age group. School lunch provides approximately one-third of the daily nutritional needs for children and school breakfast provides approximately one-fourth. Regulations establish standards for fat, saturated fat, protein, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, iron, calcium and calories. Although meals must meet federal nutrition requirements, school divisions make decisions about what specific foods to serve and how they are prepared.
The National School Lunch Act in 1946 created the modern school lunch program. Schools across this nation serve more than 30 million children each day. The federal laws regulating the school food service programs today are administrated under the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) through the Virginia Department of Education. The program has the objective of improving the health of students by providing good, nutritious foods that students will enjoy. Another goal is to encourage and promote nutrition education.Pricing:
Access to healthy meals helps our children learn. Surry County Public Schools is dedicated to offering healthy meals every school day. Beginning with the 2020-2021 school year, all students in Surry County Public Schools will eat at no charge through the Community Eligibility Program. The Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) is a provision from the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 that allows schools and local educational agencies (LEAs) with high poverty rates to provide free breakfast and lunch to all students. CEP eliminates the burden of collecting household applications to determine eligibility for school meals, relying instead on information from other means-tested programs such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families.
Menu:
Due to nationwide food shortages and supply chain disruptions, we are currently having to modify menus as necessary to ensure students have access to meals. We thank you for your patience and understanding as we attempt to navigate through these unprecedented circumstances.
LINQ Connect
*LINQ Connect is the NEW way to place funds on your child's account for snacks. As a friendly reminder, we are CEP divisionwide and all students receive breakfast and lunch free of charge.
Click link below to register for LINQ account:
REGISTER: https://linqconnect.com
- How to Add a Student
- How to Add Funds
- FAQs English
- FAQs Spanish
- Mobile App English
- Mobile App Spanish
What Is LINQ Connect?
LINQ Connect is a secure, online solution that allows families to:
• Make an online payment to their student’s meal account
• Remotely monitor their student’s meal balance and cafeteria purchases
• Set up automatic recurring payments
• Set up low balance alerts
How do Families and Staff get started with LINQ Connect?
- REGISTER for an account at https://linqconnect.com or sign up using the mobile app. You must provide a valid email address to gain access.
- VERIFY YOUR ACCOUNT by clicking on the email verification link sent to your email address.
- SIGN IN on the website or in the mobile app using your email and password.
SNAP
Schools are required to distribute the SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Information Program) information sheet per House Bill 2025 effective July 1, 2023. Below are links to the English, Spanish, Urdu, Amharic, Arabic and Vietnamese information sheets.
INFORMATION SHEETS
SNAP Information Sheet ENGLISH
SNAP Information Sheet SPANISH
SNAP Information Sheet AMHARIC
SNAP Information Sheet VIETNAMESE
Link for Online SNAP Applications
Questions about food assistance or applications for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) can be answered at:
https://commonhelp.virginia.gov/
or
855-635-4370
Additional food resources that may be able to assist families with their food and nutrition needs can be found online at https://www.dss.virginia.gov/benefit/food.cgi
THE VIRGINIA SUN BUCKS PROGRAM WILL RETURN IN 2025
Introducing Virginia SUN Bucks
Visit VirginiaSunBucks.com for information and details about Virginia Sun Bucks.
"If you are curious about the new SUN Bucks program that provides families in Virginia with a $120 grocery benefit per eligible school-aged child, please contact your local Social Services Office or visit www.virginiasunbucks.com. Surry County Public Schools IS NOT responsible for disbursing funds & cannot assist with applications or issuance."
Q. What is Virginia SUN Bucks?
Virginia SUN Bucks is a new, federal food benefit program created to reduce childhood hunger by providing eligible children with a one-time $120 food benefit on a SUN Bucks card to purchase groceries. Many families will get the benefit without applying, while some families will need to apply.Who is automatically eligible for Virginia SUN Bucks and does not need to apply?
Your child is automatically enrolled in Virginia SUN Bucks if they:
- Receive SNAP or TANF benefits or participate in an income-eligible Medical Assistance (MA) program.
- Applied for and received free or reduced-price school meals at school during the 2023-2024 school year through the National School Lunch Program (NSLP).
How do I know if my family needs to apply for Virginia SUN Bucks?
If your child did not apply for and receive free or reduced-price school meals through the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) or your family does not participate in SNAP, TANF or an income-based Medical Assistance program, you must apply.
When and how will VDSS issue Virginia SUN Bucks benefits?
Benefits will be issued beginning August 2024 on a rolling basis to children who automatically qualify and to families who are eligible by application. SNAP recipients benefits will be loaded onto their existing SNAP EBT card. Non-SNAP recipients will receive a SUN Bucks card that will be mailed to the address on file.
How do I apply?
Beginning July 1st, you can visit VirginiaSunBucks.com to print and mail the application to 5600 Cox Road, Glen Allen, VA 23060 OR you can call the Virginia SUN Bucks contact center to apply over the phone at a later in July.
Visit VirginiaSunBucks.com for information and details about Virginia Sun Bucks.
