Food & Nutrition Services
At South Western School District, we’re committed to serving healthy, enjoyable meals every day. Our Food & Nutrition Services Department proudly participates in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and School Breakfast Program (SBP). We follow strict USDA nutrition guidelines to make sure every meal is balanced, nourishing, and supports students’ growth, learning, and overall well-being.
What's available?
We utilize “Offer vs. Serve” when providing school meals. At breakfast students select three to four items and at lunch students have up to five components to choose from. Allowing the students to take only the foods they intend to eat, reduces unnecessary waste. The components consist of: meat/meat alternate, whole-grains, vegetables, fruits, and fluid milk. In order for the meal to qualify, students are required to take at least 1 serving of a fruit or vegetable.
2025-2026 School Meal Prices
Breakfast is FREE for all Pennsylvania students.
Breakfast | Lunch | |
Elementary Schools | $0.00 | $2.95 |
EMMS | $0.00 | $3.20 |
High School | $0.00 | $3.20 |
Reduced Meal Price: | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Milk | $0.50 | $0.50 |
Free & Reduced Priced Meal Benefits
Free and Reduced Price Meal Applications can be completed for the 2025-26 School Year beginning on July 10, 2025. An application can be completed at any time throughout the year if your situation changes. The easiest and fastest way to complete your applications is by logging into SchoolCafe. If you would need a paper application they are available in any school office or from the Food Service Office.
Special Dietary Concerns
Schools participating in federal meal programs are required to provide reasonable meal accommodations for students with disabilities that affect their diet. If your child needs meal modifications due to food allergies, intolerances, or other dietary disabilities, please complete the required medical form found here or request a form from the school nurse or from food services.
Sharing Meal Eligibility Waivers
Your child’s meal eligibility may impact fees for services like testing, technology, and athletics. To allow the Food Services Department to share this information with other school programs, you must complete and submit a waiver.
Download and complete the waiver form below or here.
Find it on the SWSD Food Service Facebook page or @SWSDFood on Twitter
Contact the Food Service Department at (717) 632-2500
Once submitted, the waiver allows us to share your student’s meal status with other departments as needed. It remains in effect until your student graduates, leaves the district, or you choose to change it. For questions, please contact Jade Gugliotta , Secretary to Support Services.
Student Wellness Policy
USDA meal breakdown
For the National School Lunch Program, both breakfast and lunch meal components, calorie, saturated fat, trans fat & sodium required to meet both daily and weekly menus. More information can be founds on the NSLP & Child Nutrition Programs site.
Summer Meals
The PA Department of Human Services (DHS) and its County Assistance offices offer Summer EBT/SUN Bucks family support. The DHS Summer EBT/SUB Bucks webpage is for family information about the benefit, FAQs, family application and an eligibility navigator tool.
Find A Meal Site- Find a summer food service program meal site near you:
Call 211, 1-866-3-Hungry, or 1-877-8Hambre
Text "FOOD" or "COMIDA" to 877877
USDA Non-Discrimination 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:
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;
Fax: (202) 690-7442; or
Email: program.intake@usda.gov.
USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.