The Food and Nutrition program at FCPS is committed to providing a well-balanced and nutritious meal to all students. As part of this initiative, FCPS announced list of participating schools offering breakfast and lunch at no charge in August 2024.

Student Fasting Meal Kits for February 28 - March 28, 2025

Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) has exciting news for students and families! Thanks to a new program from the Virginia Department of Education, FCPS students who are fasting during the school day between February 28 and March 28, 2025 can now take school meal kits home at the end of the day. 

School meal kits will provide complete, healthy meals that include protein, fruits, vegetables, low-fat milk, and whole grains—just like the meals served at school. The food will be kept cold so it stays fresh, and you can heat it at home. The meals are made to fit different food preferences.

These meal kits will be charged to student meal accounts based on their usual meal eligibility status. Meaning if a student regularly qualifies for meals at no cost, the Student Fasting Meal Kits will be at no cost. If a student is paid status for breakfast and lunch, their student account will charged a breakfast and lunch.

Here's how it works:

• Parents/Guardians: Fill out a Fasting Meals Request Form below for each week your child will pick up school meal kits.
• Student Pick-up: Students can pick up one breakfast meal kit and one lunch meal kit at the end of the school day.
• Who can get a meal kit? Any student who is fasting can get a meal kit. If a student gets lunch or breakfast at school, they can't get a meal kit that day. Only students can pick up the meal kits – no adults.
• When? These meal kits are only available from February 28 to March 28, 2025 at the end of the school day.

Parents/Guardians: Please fill out the following forms if you would like your fasting student(s) to receive school meal kits at the end of the school day to take home. A separate form must be filled out for each week and each student. 

Please contact the Office of Food and Nutrition Services with any questions. 

• Food and Nutrition Services email: [email protected]  
• Food and Nutrition Services phone: 703-813-4800

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