Food Service

Healthy Meals

Port Jervis City School District participates in the National School Lunch Program which regulates and subsidizes the provision of complete, nutritionally balanced meals.

Information on Food Distribution

We are now serving meals on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday's ONLY at HBE, PJMS & PJHS:11:00 am - Noon. Monday and Wednesday's will include 2 days of meals and Friday's pick up will include weekend meals and breakfast for Monday. Distribution at the Salvation Army location will remain the same - 10:00 am - 11:00 am.

The Salvation Army has been beyond gracious and generous in partnering with the school district during this time. They have offered to continue the delivery of meals. The delivery of the meals will be on: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Again, these deliveries will include meals for every day of the week. Meal Distribution Model: Delivery Monday : Lunch (for Monday and Tuesday); Breakfast (for Tuesday and Wednesday) Wednesday : Lunch (for Wednesday and Thursday); Breakfast (for Thursday and Friday) Friday : Lunch (for Friday); Breakfast and Lunch (for Saturday and Sunday; Breakfast (for Monday)  

LUNCH MENU

Community Eligibility Provision

Beginning in the 2019-2020 school year, Port Jervis City School District will participate in the Community Eligibility Provision for Hamilton Bicentennial Elementary School, Anna S. Kuhl Elementary School, and the Port Jervis Middle School.  In summary, this will allow all students in grades K-8 to receive breakfast and lunch free of charge.  

Students in Grades K-8

Students in grades K-8 will not need to fill out the “Free and Reduced Lunch Application” as all students in these grades will receive the meals at no cost.  As eligibility for the Free and Reduced Meal Program allows for eligibility in other programs and services, applicable families can complete the following confidential application 
Please click here for K-8 Application

Port Jervis High School Students

Port Jervis High School is not included in the Community Eligibility Provision for the 2019-2020 school year.  Therefore, high school students will continue with the procedures from previous years. The cost of each meal will remain the same from the 2018-2019 school year.  Students can purchase breakfast for $1.70 and lunch for $3.00. Students that are approved for reduced-price meals for breakfast and lunch will receive these meals at no charge.  Free and Reduced Meal Applications can be accessed using the following link 

Please click here for Free and Reduced Meal Application (Grades 9-12, only)

Meal Accounts

Meal accounts are maintained using PayPams.  Parents / Guardians can deposit money in their child’s account by sending cash or check to their child’s school or by using the online service which can be found using the following link : https:paypams.com

Please note that deposits made using the online service will have a transaction fee of $1.95.  

Parents / Guardians can use the https://paypams.com/ link to create a login and password to monitor their child’s account balance and purchase history.  (There is no charge for this service.)

Food Service Documents and Links

Community Eligibility Provision Letter

National Nutrition Month Breakfast Sucess Information 

Community Eligibility Provision (CEP)

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, religion, sex, gender identity (including gender expression), sexual orientation, 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 responsible Agency or USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or 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 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, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; (2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or (3) email: program.intake@usda.gov.

USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.

More Information

Assistant Superintendent for Business

Joseph Lenz

Lunch Menus

• PayPAMS