Food & Nutrition

Please use the form below 

Field Trip Lunch Order Form

Looking for a great place to work while your child is in school?  Why not consider applying for a Food Service position. 

Click on the following link for complete details

HiringFlyer2024-2025.pdf

Welcome to the District Food Services/Wellness Committee page.

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) is a federally assisted meal program that provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free breakfast (where available) and lunch for children each school day.

A NEW MEAL APPLICATION MUST BE COMPLETED AND SUBMITTED EACH SCHOOL YEAR    

Meals free of charge WILL ONLY BE AVAILABLE to those students who qualify through Direct Certification (members of household receiving assistance under NJ-SNAP, TANF or Foster Care), Categorical Eligibility (Foster with a Letter, Homeless or Runaway with documentation) and/or household income applications.

Summer EBT is a federal program to help families buy food for their school-aged children during the summer months. If qualified, families will receive $120 for each eligible child to buy groceries during the summer.  Please click on the links below for more information.

To obtain information regarding the NJ Expanded Income Eligibility Guidelines, click on the following link- NJEIE Flyer
 

We have also attached information from PaySchools to help you through the process.
PaySchools User Guide

5 Simple Steps to Manage your Students Lunch Account

PaySchools Central Account Setup

PaySchools Central Meal & Fee Payments

Guide to use PaySchools Meal Application Kit (Spanish)

If you have any issues or questions regarding setting up your account, please call PaySchools Customer Service at 1-877-393-6628.

 Paper applications will be available by request at each of the district schools or by contacting the Business Office, Chris DeLeonardo, cdeleonardo@marsd.org, 732-705-4016. 

Please return paper applications in one of the following ways:
Return application to your child's school

• Via email - cdeleonardo@marsd.org
• Via fax - 732-705-4091
• Via USPS - MARSD, Business Office, 1027 Route 34, Matawan, NJ 07747

Please be reminded that if your child was eligible for free or reduced meals as of June 30, 2025, he/she will still receive the same benefit until the district's 30th operating day, which is October 23, 2025.  

To continue to receive benefits after October 23, 2025, a new application must be completed, submitted, and processed electronically or by completing a paper application.  If you have not completed and submitted a meal application for the 2025-2026 school year, by that date your child(ren) will revert to full pay for all meals, for which you will be responsible for paying.

If you have any questions, please contact the Business Office (Chris DeLeonardo), 732-705-4016.

Below is a copy of the district's policy regarding unpaid meal charges
8550-Unpaid Meal Charges/Outstanding Food Service Charges (M)

USDA Nondiscrimination Statement 2022 (English Translation)

In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.

Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:

1.     mail:
        U.S. Department of Agriculture
        Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
        1400 Independence Avenue, SW
        Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or

2.     fax:
        (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or

3.     email:
        program.intake@usda.gov

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

USDA Nondiscrimination Statement 2022 (Spanish Translation)

De acuerdo con la ley federal de derechos civiles y las normas y políticas de derechos civiles del Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos (USDA), esta entidad está prohibida de discriminar por motivos de raza, color, origen nacional, sexo (incluyendo identidad de género y orientación sexual), discapacidad, edad, o represalia o retorsión por actividades previas de derechos civiles.

La información sobre el programa puede estar disponible en otros idiomas que no sean el inglés. Las personas con discapacidades que requieren medios alternos de comunicación para obtener la información del programa (por ejemplo, Braille, letra grande, cinta de audio, lenguaje de señas americano (ASL), etc.) deben comunicarse con la agencia local o estatal responsable de administrar el programa o con el Centro TARGET del USDA al (202) 720-2600 (voz y TTY) o comuníquese con el USDA a través del Servicio Federal de Retransmisión al (800) 877-8339.

Para presentar una queja por discriminación en el programa, el reclamante debe llenar un formulario AD-3027, formulario de queja por discriminación en el programa del USDA, el cual puede obtenerse en línea en: https://www.fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/resource-files/usdaprogram-discrimination-complaint-form-spanish.pdf, de cualquier oficina de USDA, llamando al (866) 632-9992, o escribiendo una carta dirigida a USDA. La carta debe contener el nombre del demandante, la dirección, el número de teléfono y una descripción escrita de la acción discriminatoria alegada con suficiente detalle para informar al Subsecretario de Derechos Civiles (ASCR) sobre la naturaleza y fecha de una presunta violación de derechos civiles. El formulario AD-3027 completado o la carta debe presentarse a USDA por:

1.     correo:
        U.S. Department of Agriculture
        Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
        1400 Independence Avenue, SW
        Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
2.     fax:
        (833) 256-1665 o (202) 690-7442; o
3.     correo electrónico:
        program.intake@usda.gov

Esta institución es un proveedor que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades.