NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – Norfolk Public Schools (NPS) announced they will provide free meals to all students through the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) for the 2024-25 academic school year.

According to a release from NPS, for each school day, all enrolled students will be provided a meal for breakfast and lunch at no charge to the household. A meal application form does not need to be filled out.

NPS released a statement regarding the CEP, which can be read in part below:

All enrolled students attending a Norfolk Public School are eligible to receive a healthy breakfast and lunch at school at no charge to your household each instructional day of the 2024-2025 academic school year. No further action is required of you. Your child(ren) will be able to participate in these meal programs without having to pay a fee or submit a meal application.

Lis M. Winter, SNS, Senior Director of School Nutrition

The full statement can be found here.

Norfolk schools hosting after school programs or activities are also encouraged to participate in the At-Risk Child and Adult Care Foodservice Program (CACFP), which helps to provide snacks or dinner free of charge to students.

More information about NPS’s school meal programs can be found on their website here.