http://www.halfwaytoconcord.com/mdusd-on-free-lunch-eligibility/ California Political News, Contra Costa and East Bay Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:44:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.halfwaytoconcord.com/mdusd-on-free-lunch-eligibility/comment-page-1/#comment-5172 Mom of 3 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:06:28 +0000 http://www.halfwaytoconcord.com/?p=13418#comment-5172 I know we were hit by unemployment and I did nothing to get the free lunches. There is a quarterly reporting system that MDUSD is connected with the county that automatically qualifies students for free lunches. I was sent a letter to the effect and had repeated phone calls because I didn't fill out for a free lunch. It is all in the database. My kids can't eat school lunches due to allergies and a poor nutrition of school lunches. The meat alternative is a gelatin based, starch ridden yogurt cup which is not a alternative to meat since it still has meat products. When/ if I apply for a free lunch I am automatically qualified for the free lunch due to us recieving food stamps and Medi-Cal. We still have Medi-Cal but the share of cost is 1300 a month but do not qualify since my husband regained a job after 4 months. I know we were hit by unemployment and I did nothing to get the free lunches. There is a quarterly reporting system that MDUSD is connected with the county that automatically qualifies students for free lunches. I was sent a letter to the effect and had repeated phone calls because I didn’t fill out for a free lunch. It is all in the database. My kids can’t eat school lunches due to allergies and a poor nutrition of school lunches. The meat alternative is a gelatin based, starch ridden yogurt cup which is not a alternative to meat since it still has meat products. When/ if I apply for a free lunch I am automatically qualified for the free lunch due to us recieving food stamps and Medi-Cal. We still have Medi-Cal but the share of cost is 1300 a month but do not qualify since my husband regained a job after 4 months.

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