FOOD SERVICES

JODY WHITE, DIRECTOR OF FOOD SERVICES

Mrs. Jody White is entering her 28th year of service at Keystone! She has enjoyed her time here and enjoys the partnership between the community and the district.

Summer Meal Program

Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer (SEBT), also known as SUN Bucks, is a summer assistance
program for children that began in Summer 2024. Summer EBT provides grocery benefits to low-
income families with school-aged children when schools are closed for the summer. Summer EBT
benefits will either be loaded to a household’s Ohio Direction Card, on last year’s Summer EBT card,
or to a benefit card sent in the mail in a plain white envelope addressed to each eligible child. Eligible
Children will receive a one-time benefit of $120 that can be used to buy food during the summer
months at grocery stores, farmers markets and other authorized retailers.
Who Will Receive Summer EBT Automatically:

All children between the ages of 6 to 18 (must be at least 6 and no older than 18 on August 14,
2026) participating in one or more of the following assistance programs (on or after July 1, 2025) will
receive Summer EBT automatically with no need to apply.

Read ALL details concerning this program @ SUN Bucks Summer Meal Program.

Meal Assistance

An updated meal application must be filled out every school year. For those that don't return an updated form at the beginning of the year, your child's meal status will change to denied 30 days after the start of school. Meal assistance applications can be submitted anytime throughout the school year. Only 1 application needed per household.

Students who are on the free and reduced lunch plans get FREE breakfast and lunch.

Direct Certification is run several times throughout the year. Any student qualifying for free meals through Direct Certification (a list received from the State) will receive a notification letter. This letter, in bold letters at the top will read "NOTIFICATION FOR FREE MEALS". Please take time to read this letter as it contains important information. If you receive this letter at the start of the school year, you DO NOT need to fill out a meal application.

School fees are not automatically waived if your child qualifies for free meals. YOU MUST return the bottom portion of the Direct Certification letter or mark the appropriate box on the meal application.

Lunch PricingKeystone Elementary $3.15
Keystone Middle & High School $3.15
Free & Reduced Meals are $0.00

School Breakfast: The Fuel for School

K-12 breakfasts are $2.00
Free and reduced breakfasts are 0.00
Breakfast is served at the following times:
Keystone High 7:30-8:10
Keystone Middle 7:20-7:40am
Keystone Elementary 8:45-9:15am

Food Assistance

Monthly Assistance Programs

Lorain County Job & Family Services -Ohio Direction Card
Lorain County food pantries - Faith Based
Greater Lorain County - United Way
Lorain and Erie Counties Second Harvest Food Bank help - Second Harvest Partner by location

Summer Months

For information on free meals during the summer months @ https://www.fns.usda.gov/summer/sunmeals.