The Gilbert School
Important Message from School Food Services for Families: Food Support and SNAP Updates
With upcoming pauses to SNAP payments, we understand that many families may be feeling uncertain about how to access healthy food.
Food security is vital for student success, and EdAdvance Food Services is here to offer any support we can during this difficult time.
Below are some important things for you to know:
First, ALL students at your school are eligible for free meals and they will continue to receive free meals at school.
Second, below are several no-cost food resources available to families across our region:
The following link provides information and the location of a variety of support systems in your area:
🔗 https://www.211ct.org or call 211
Mobile Food Pantries (CT Foodshare)
Free groceries at locations across Connecticut
🔗 ctfoodshare.org/mobile-food-pantry
End Hunger CT!
Find food resources and SNAP support
🔗 endhungerct.org | SNAP
Please contact us if you have any questions about school meals at 860-567-0863 x 1148.
Becky Tyrrell
Food Service Director
P.O. Box 909 | 355 Goshen Road, Litchfield, CT 06759
O: 860.567.0863 x 1148 | F: 860.567.3381
Welcome to the EdAdvance Food Service Program at Gilbert School!
REMINDER…
All students at The Gilbert School can receive a FREE healthy breakfast and a FREE lunch each school day as the district participates in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP).
No need for any family to complete an Application for Free & Reduced Meals.
The cafeteria does sell second meals for $3.75, extra milk for $.60 and ala carte items. Payments may be made by sending checks made out to The Gilbert School Food Service or cash in an envelope with your child’s name and teacher to the school.
Parents may also go to MySchoolBucks to access or set up an account for their student. Online payments may be made, however, a fee of $3.50 per transaction is charged.
Questions related to School Meals may be directed to Becky Tyrrell, Food Service Director at EdAdvance at Tyrrell@EdAdvance.org or 860-567-0863 ext 1148
Meal Prices:
1st Breakfast Meal for ALL $0.00
2nd Breakfast Meal for ALL $2.00
1st Lunch Meal for All $0.00
2nd Lunch Meal for ALL $3.75
Milk Purchased Separately $0.60
Important note: If your children qualify for free school meals, you might also qualify for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP):
SNAP Information English | Snap Information Spanish
Questions related to School Meals may be directed to Becky Tyrrell, Food Service Director at EdAdvance at
Tyrrell@EdAdvance.org or 860-567-0863 ext. 1148.
Family Information
SNAP Information — English | Spanish
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA): English
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;
2. fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
3. email: program.intake@usda.gov.
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.