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Child Nutrition Program

CCS Child Nutrition Program Now Uses LINQ Connect

What is LINQ Connect?

LINQ Connect is a secure online platform that helps families manage school-related payments and
information—all in one place.
With LINQ Connect, you can:
• View and pay school fees through the Online Store
• Add funds to your student’s meal account
• Monitor meal balances and cafeteria purchases
• Set up automatic recurring payments
• Transfer funds between your students
• Set low balance alerts
• Submit free and reduced-price meal applications online
• View daily breakfast and lunch menus

LINQ Connect Online Meal Menu 

The online menu will open in a new tab.  Please note: You will need to use the drop down menu on the right side to select your school. 

Provides viewer with QR codes to scan to access the LINQ Connect app. Google Play on the left. Apple Store on the right.

 

The Cullman City Schools Child Nutrition Program offers nutritious breakfasts and lunches.  Proper nutrition is fundamental for the success of academic programs.

The Child Nutrition Program benefits children, parents, and schools by:

  • Providing children with meals that include the vitamins, minerals and calories they need.
  • Offering parents a convenient and affordable way to provide their children with a meal during the day.
  • Improving the learning ability and classroom behavior among students who eat school meals.

Our meals meet USDA Nutrition Standards, which require the following:

  • Age-appropriate calorie limits
  • Larger servings of vegetables and fruits (students at CMS and CHS must take at least one serving in order to receive a reimbursable meal.)
  • A wider variety of vegetables, including dark green and red/orange and legumes
  • Fat-free or 1% milk (flavored milk must be fat free)
  • Whole grains


 

 

 

Nondiscrimination Statement

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, 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/ad-3027.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.

 

 

Departamento de Agricultura de Estados Unidos

Declaración de no discriminación

 

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, 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.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027s.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; o

(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

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Meal Applications can be completed online at the LINQ Connect website.  

Clicking this button access the LINQ Connect website


Paper Applications can be accessed using the links below.

English Application for Free or Reduced School Meals

Spanish Application for Free or Reduced School Meals

CCS Meals - Price ListCCS Policy: Free & Reduced Meal PricesCharged Meal PolicyRefund Request FormWellness PolicySummer Meal Resources



Diet Prescription for School Meals A Guide to Smart Snacks 

 

Collection of Race and Ethnicity Data for School Meal Programs:

Some documents utilized by the Child Nutrition Program are required to request race and ethnicity data. The purpose of collecting race and ethnicity data is to determine how effectively the School Meal Programs are reaching potentially eligible students. Providing this data is voluntary. Responses are kept confidential and have no effect on eligibility.

*For those completing the Meal Benefits application, computers with Internet access are available in the following locations.
The Cullman City Schools' Central Office has a computer available in the main lobby. No appointment needed.
CCPS has a computer in the school office. 
Families of CHS students may use the student's Chromebook on the Free Cullman City wi-fi in the Warehouse District/Depot Park/Cullman Museum/Festhall area.
They may also use the CCS wi-fi at CHS or the Central Office.

The Cullman County Public Library offers computer stations with wi-fi.