What is Harnett County School's goal?
Our goal is to provide high quality meals for your child that are both nutritious and appealing at a reasonable cost. Hungry children have been shown to exhibit behavioral changes which may limit their response to learning opportunities. Great food and friendly service is very important to us! We will do whatever is necessary to ensure that our students receive courteous service, attractive, and well-balanced meals every day. Our team of food service professionals is committed to providing the best. We look forward to serving your child, and you every day this year!
What is P-EBT in NC?
The Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) program helps families purchase food for children whose access to free or reduced-priced meals at school has been impacted by COVID-19 because students are learning virtually, outside of brick-and-mortar schools. P-EBT is a collaboration between the NC Department of Health and Human Services and the NC Department of Public Instruction.
What is EBT card?
EBT is an electronic system that replaced paper food stamp coupons with a card that is like debit card. Pandemic Electronic Benefits (P-EBT) provides a benefit on an EBT, or Electronic Benefits Transfer, card. The P-EBT card functions like a standard EBT card.
What is HCPSS practice?
HCPSS practice is to ensure that no student goes hungry or is traumatized for lack of funds. If a student forgets their lunch money, a meal will be provided and a charge will be applied to their meal account. Meals will never be taken away when there are no funds or a negative balance in a student’s meal account. However, parents/guardians are solely responsible for providing their student (s) with money for meals, or packing a meal from home. Parents/guardians are also responsible for prompt payment of outstanding balances. Meal account balances may be viewed at any time by logging in to MySchoolBucks. The expectation is that all meal charges owed to HCPSS Food and Nutrition Services will be paid in full.
Does HCPSS pay for lunch?
Those eligible for reduced-price meals pay $0.10 for breakfast and $0.20 for lunch.
Does HCPSS provide free summer meals?
HCPSS will continue its free summer food service program to meet the growing need to feed hungry children and families in Howard County and fill the nutritional gap over the summer months. Grab-and-Go meals will be provided at no cost to HCPSS students and any children aged 18 and under.
