Nutrition Services

Overview:

Nutrition Services manages the federal programs for breakfast, lunch and summer meals. In addition to the federal programs, it coordinates the Mid-Morning Snack Program, the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, Head Start and Early Head Start Meals Program, as well as one of the largest supper programs in the state.

Mission:

Nutrition Services strives to ensure every child leaves our cafeteria happier than when they came in.

Nutrition Services will be upgraded to a new online system,  Linq Connect. If you are a current k12paymentcenter user,  you will need to create a new account at www.linqconnect.com.Simply log in at LINQConnect.com or download the new app from Google Play or Apple Play.The updated portal includes new features and a fresh look you’ll love.  Starting August 1, 2023, families will be able to complete free and reduced-priced meals applications and make payments to their students' accounts on the new website.

Breakfast and lunch prices for students will be as follows for the 2023-2024 school year

Breakfast Prices

• Full Price Student $1.50

• Reduced Price Student $0.30

Lunch Prices

• Full Price Student $2.75

• Reduced Price Student $0.40

How to see if a student(s) will qualify:

• Complete an application online at www.linqconnect.com 

• Paper applications can be obtained online at www.ccsdschoolmeals.com or at each school.

• Once your application is received by Nutrition Services, it may take 10 days to  process the application. (Online applications are processed more quickly)

If a child attends a Charleston County CEP school, parents will not need to complete a free/reduced application. All students at schools designated as a CEP school receive meals at no cost

CCSD CEP Schools

CEP Application

Families completing a free/reduced meal application for a child attending a non-CEP school and a CEP School will need to include information on their children attending the CEP school on the application as a family member if this applies.

All families at NON-CEP schools must complete a new Free and Reduced Meals Application to determine if your student qualifies for these benefits. Please note that all children starting kindergarten are considered full pay.

Families may apply online starting August 1st, 2023

The Charleston County School District Nutrition Services is here to assist all families during this transition. If you need any assistance or have any questions, please call 843-746-1375.

CEP Request

• CEP Official Letter
• CEP Public Press Release
• Media Release (English)
• Media Release (Spanish)

P-EBT Request 

The SC Department of Social Services (DSS) and the SC Department of Education are working to provide Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) benefits to qualifying children across South Carolina. All households with potentially eligible students are strongly encouraged to validate their address in the DSS P-EBT Address Portal on or before August 10th 2023. The P-EBT Address Portal is located on the DSS website at, https://benefitsportal.dss.sc.gov/#/pebt/addressverification. To locate a child in the Address Portal the parent must have Student Last Name, Date of Birth, Student ID, School District, and School Name. If a parent or guardian does not know the Student ID, they can obtain this information from the child’s school. 

• P-EBT School Eligibility - Attachment 
• P-EBT FAQs - Attachment 
• Preguntas Frecuentes Sobre P-EBT Verano 2023

Equal Opportunity 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:https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027.pdf, 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.

Contact Us

Phone/email for cafeteria managers and supervisors (by school)  

3999 Bridgeview Rd. 
Charleston, SC 29405
843-566-8180