FOOD SERVICE
Breakfast and Lunch free for all students at SGF
The South Glens Falls Central Schools Food Service program will once again provides free breakfast and lunch for all students in grades UPK-12.
For the 2026-27 school year, the South Glens Falls Central School District will be providing free breakfast and lunch to all students.
This implementation is a result of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) expanding access to the federal Community Eligibility Provision (CEP). CEP allows eligible schools participating in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs to offer school meals at no charge to all students.
What does this mean for SGF Students?
All students enrolled at South Glens Falls CSD will receive meals at no cost to your household.
A la carte items, such as snacks, ice cream, drinks, and doubles, must still be paid for, and students will be charged for milk if it is not taken with a complete meal.
Pay for your child’s meals online
LINQ Connect for School Meals
The South Glens Falls Central School District uses LINQ Connect for school meal payments.
To sign up, families should go to https://linqconnect.com and make a new account in order to make payments towards your students’ meals. You can also submit a meal application through TITAN School Solutions for the current school year.
Click on “Sign up today!” to begin the process of making a new account and be sure to have the following information to successfully link your student(s) to your account: First Name Last Name
For further questions, please call South Glens Falls Central School District’ s Child Nutrition Department at 518-793-9617 or the support line for TITAN School Solutions at 916-467-4700 option 1, 1
Parents/guardians are able to make deposits directly into their child’s school meal account online using a credit card. The website allows parents to set low balance alerts, monitor account balances.
Money should be added to their child’s account for the purchasing of a la carte items. Snack foods are excluded from the free child meals.
Linking a student to an account in LINQ Connect.
In an effort to increase security, the following fields are now required when linking a student to a LINQ Connect account:
Student ID,
First Name,
Last Name, and
Date of Birth.
Please note: This does not affect students already linked to an account.
Low Balance Letters to Account Holders for CEP Districts
Titan has advised that the low balance reminders that were sent to account holders when a student’s balance went below $10 are automatically disabled for schools/districts that operate under a CEP program (no cost meals). Even if a parent has enabled their own low balance reminder, TITAN will not send the low balance notifications.
Food Assistance Resources
Kids ages 18 and under can get free, healthy meals throughout the summer at places nearby. No sign up needed, to locate the summer site closest to you visit: Summer Meals NY, text “food” to 304-304 or call 1-866-3-HUNGRY.
Summer EBT through ODTA
Summer EBT is a food benefit program that helps low-income families with school-age children buy groceries during the summer when kids might not have access to school meals.
Most eligible children will automatically receive Summer EBT food benefits, however, some families may need to apply.
The Summer EBT benefit will only be issued once, in the full amount of $120 for each eligible child. Benefits are loaded onto an electronic benefit transfer (EBT) card and can be used anywhere SNAP/EBT benefits are accepted.
Starting June 2026, eligibility letters for Summer EBT 2026 will begin to be mailed and will continue throughout the summer. These letters will take several weeks to be delivered. If you receive an eligibility letter, you will receive a benefit. Benefits will begin to be available in June 2026, and will continue throughout the summer. If you do not receive an eligibility letter or your child’s Summer EBT benefit by August 1, 2026, please call the Summer EBT Helpline at 1-833-452-0096.
The deadline to apply for 2026 Summer EBT benefits is September 8, 2026. Any application received after this date will be reviewed for the 2027 Summer EBT program year.
To receive Summer EBT food benefits automatically for Summer 2026:
A child must be age 6-16 and receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Temporary Assistance (cash) benefits, or Medicaid during the period of eligibility (July 1, 2025 - September 8, 2026), OR
A child of any age must be directly certified for free/reduced-price school meals through the National School Lunch Program by their school.*
This program is not administered through the school district. Please reach out to https://otda.ny.gov/programs/summer-ebt/ for more information.
Food insecurity and hunger can affect anyone. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides monthly benefits on an Electronic Benefit Card (EBT) to spend at local grocery stores and farmers’ markets.
Eligibility
Visit SNAPHelpNY.org to see if you may be eligible! Answer just a few questions. In less than five minutes, you can see if you may be eligible and learn how to apply for SNAP. We can even help you complete and submit your application. It is free and confidential.
Apply
To apply for SNAP online, visit MyBenefits.ny.gov
Protection Against Discrimination
In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, religious creed, disability, age, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA.
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.
To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at:
http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter 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;
(2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or
(3) email: program.intake@usda.gov.
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
Non-discrimination Statement:
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination against its customers, employees, and applicants for employment on the bases of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex, gender identity, religion, reprisal, and where applicable, political beliefs, marital status, familial or parental status, sexual orientation, or all or part of an individual’s income is derived from any public assistance program, or protected genetic information in employment or in any program or activity conducted or funded by the Department. (Not all prohibited bases will apply to all programs and/or employment activities.)
If you wish to file a Civil Rights program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form (PDF), found online at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_
filing_cust.html, or at any USDA office, or call 866-632-9992 to request the form. You may also write a letter containing all of the information requested in the form. Send your completed complaint form or letter to us by mail at U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, by fax 202-690-7442 or email at program.intake@usda.gov.
Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities and you wish to file either an EEO or program complaint please contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339 or
800-845-6136 (in Spanish).
USDA is an equal opportunity employer.