Food Service

During the 2024-2025 School Year, all schools participating in the School Breakfast Program (SBP) are to provide free breakfasts for all enrolled students. Additionally, students identified as eligible for reduced-price lunches through the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) will not be charged for their meals.

School Café

Click here for Spanish instructions on how to apply for free and reduced lunch

East Penn School District is proud to offer SchoolCafé, a safe and secure way for parents to make online payments to their children’s cafeteria accounts.

School Café is the place to go for completing Free and Reduced Meal Applications. If you have not received a Notification of Approval for Free Meals – Direct Certification in the mail by mid-July, you may complete an application by using the School Café website. No computer? No problem! You can apply using your smartphone with the mobile-friendly website or download the app.

Benefits of SchoolCafe:

• Mobile-friendly website
• Smartphone app available for download
• 24/7Access.
• Fund your child’s account securely with your Visa or MasterCard
• Set-up automatic payments or make one-time payments
• View account balance and student purchase history
• Sign up to receive email notices when account balances are low
• Place student limits on à la carte purchases
• Transfer funds between student accounts
• Request Refunds

Contact Information

Randy Sandt
Director of Food & Nutrition –(610) 965-1680 | rsandt@eastpennsd.org

Derek Hutchinson
Director of Food & Nutrition –(610) 965-1680 | dhutchinson@eastpennsd.org

Lisa Boland
Food Service Administrative Assistant –(610) 966-8309 | lboland@eastpennsd.org

School Café Technical Support
For School Café Technical issues please contact School Café Customer Support at 855-729-2328 or email customercare@schoolcafe.com

Non-Discrimination Statement

Non-Discrimination 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 (including gender identity and sexual orientation), 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: USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Instructions and Form, 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. 

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The East Penn School District Food Service Department is proudly managed by The Nutrition Group.