Financial aid eligibility: reduced price lunches?

[4KookieKids]

As this is the second time this has come in our lives recently, I'm wondering how other homeschoolers handle financial aid eligibility criteria that involves a school providing verification that the child qualifies for free or reduced price lunches. Do you just write a letter yourself, stating that you qualify? Do you submit a copy of your tax documents? 

[Crimson Wife]

Who is doing the asking?

If your child has an state benefits card from other programs like Medicaid or SNAP, I would enclose a photocopy.

[4KookieKids]

7 hours ago, Crimson Wife said:

Who is doing the asking?

If your child has an state benefits card from other programs like Medicaid or SNAP, I would enclose a photocopy.

 

The first time it was a local strings (orchestra) thing where kids could get the cost of an instrument rental covered. They decided that homeschoolers didn’t qualify, regardless of income, unfortunately (something about how the money has been designated through the local school system).

Currently, I’m looking at the financial aid at Numats.

[Dmmetler]

Here’s the form https://fns-prod.azureedge.net/sites/default/files/cn/SP28-2017a3.pdf

I’d be in inclined to try filling that in and sending it to NUMATS if you meet the income guidelines https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/05/08/2018-09679/child-nutrition-programs-income-eligibility-guidelines 

 

Also, check for an institutional form. I know some of the gifted programs use an online verification similar to an FAFSA, where an eligibility code for free/reduced lunch short cuts the system, but is not the only option. 

[historically accurate]

My kids got a scholarship to a local school's summer camp using our 1040s. I just contacted them and let them know we qualified. They said to send in the first page of 1040 (with SS# blacked out). 

[alisoncooks]

Timely thread. My girls are taking a class that discounts for those that receive free/reduced lunch. We were quoted the full price, since we homeschool, but I know we qualify for the reduced price. I'll have to ask what paperwork they need to see....