Home Grown Springfield

Free school meals for all Springfield Public School students!

Jul 19, 2023
Springfield Public Schools will provide universal free breakfast and lunch to enrolled students under the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP)

For the 2023-2024 school year, Springfield Public Schools will provide universal free breakfast and lunch to enrolled students under the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP). These meals are provided at no cost to the students or families. Additional meals, including after-school snack and dinner programs will also be available to eligible students at participating schools. Meals will be made available for enrolled Springfield Public School students learning remotely with more information available soon.


Springfield Public Schools participates in several USDA Child Nutrition Programs, including the National School Breakfast, National School Lunch, Fresh Fruit and Vegetable, at-risk Child and Adult Care Feeding, and Summer Food Service Programs. Household applications are not required to receive free meals, but applications may be distributed by the school to collect household income data for other programs that require this information.


For additional information please contact:


Springfield Public Schools

Attention: Timothy Gray, Food Service Administrator

75 Cadwell Drive Springfield, MA 01104

Phone: 413 787-7111

Email: grayt@springfieldpublicschools.com


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: USDA Discrimination Complaint Form, 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

 

 

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More Than 37 Million Meals Served!

By Caitlin Stoneham • 11 Mar, 2024
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (March 5, 2024) – Sodexo, a leader in serving and providing meals to students across the U.S., and Springfield Public Schools announced the fifth anniversary of Home Grown Springfield, a dining program dedicated to sourcing locally, providing quality food options and addressing student hunger among PreK-12 students. Funded in part by the city of Springfield, the program’s 62,000 sq.-ft centrally located culinary and nutritious center has generated more than 37 million meals and increased meal participation by 81 percent since 2019. “Home Grown Springfield is a groundbreaking endeavor, revolutionizing K-12 dining in a way that’s never been done before,” said Joe Smith, Regional Vice President for Sodexo At School. “We’re making 5 to 7 scratch options a day for students, and ultimately, providing a culinary experience you don’t find in a typical school cafeteria. Additionally, this initiative demonstrates an enormous commitment to sustainability and waste reduction, local sourcing – with 25 percent of food costs spent on New England sourced food items -- and increasing meal participation.” Home Grown Springfield is redefining school meals with a commitment to made-from-scratch cooking and baking. From scratch-made falafel to scratch muffins, more popular with students and healthier than the typical prepackaged variety, the district’s central kitchen is home to students, staff and community food favorites found nowhere else. In addition to made-from-scratch dishes, Home Grown Springfield proudly sources ingredients locally, including corn tortillas made from locally grown corn, lettuce from Little Leaf Farms and pizza dough from One Mighty Mill. 
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