Food Services

School Meal Menus

You can view menus, allergens and nutritional values on LINQ Connect by clicking the links below.

Free Meals for All Students

Throughout the 2025-26 school year, the district will be participating in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) of the National School Lunch and Breakfast Program.

All students are eligible to receive a healthy breakfast and lunch at school at no charge each day of the 2025-26 school year. No application is required to participate in this program.

Families should complete the Household Income Eligibility Form (HHIE) by Oct. 1. The data gathered from this form allows the district to receive additional state and federal funding, and can qualify students for benefits such as reduced fees for SAT and ACT tests, reduced college application fees, discounts on Chromebook warranties and discounts on monthly internet services and computer purchases. The information from the HHIE form is confidential.

Breakfast

Breakfast is served every school day from 7:45-9:20 a.m. Students in grades 7-12 can utilize the grab and go breakfast or go to the cafeteria during a study hall.

Research shows that children who eat breakfast:

• show improvement on math, reading and standardized test scores
• establish healthier habits for later in life
• have fewer absences and incidences of tardiness
• are more likely to behave better in school
• consume more calcium, fiber, foliate and protein

LINQ Connect

Cambridge CSD uses LINQ Connect for school meal payments. There are four easy steps to creating your free account.

1. Go to LINQ Connect from any computer, tablet or mobile device: https://linqconnect.com/
2. Register for a free account
3. Search for the Cambridge Central School District
4. Add funds securely to student accounts (or use the LINQ Connect app)

If you have any questions, please contact John Lybert at 518-677-8527, ext. 1427 or john.lybert@cambridgecsd.org.

Policy Against Meal Shaming

The goal of the Cambridge Central School District is to provide student access to nutritious meals each school day and to ensure that a pupil whose parent/guardian has unpaid school meal fees is not shamed or treated differently than a pupil whose parent/guardian does not have unpaid meal fees.

Student Wellness

Given the documented connection between proper nutrition, adequate physical activity and educational success, the Board of Education adopted a student wellness policy to provide district students with a school environment that promotes student health and wellness.

Meal Services to Children with Disabilities

Food Assistance Resources

Summer Meals

New York state provides locations that offer summer meals when school is not in session. For more information and to find a location near you, please visit the Hunger Solutions NY website.

SNAP

SNAP helps families buy food. SNAP provides monthly benefits to buy food at grocery stores and farmers markets. SNAP helps families stretch their food budget so kids get the nutrition they need to learn and grow.

With SNAP:

• Your family can buy more food at the grocery store
• Your school gets more funding that benefits students

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. You can apply for SNAP online at myBenefits.ny.gov.

USDA Nondiscrimination Statement

In accordance with federal civil rights law and USDA civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its agencies, offices, employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.

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 state or local agency that administers the program or contact USDA through the Telecommunications Relay Service at 711 (voice and TTY). Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at How to File a Program Discrimination Complaint 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, Mail Stop 9410
   Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
2. fax: (202) 690-7442; or
3. email: program.intake@usda.gov

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