Food Service
Beginning Wednesday, October 1st, families who do not otherwise qualify for meal benefits will be charged for meals, pending finalization of a state budget in Lansing.
For the last two school years, Vicksburg Community Schools has used the free Michigan School Meals funding from the State of Michigan to provide free breakfast and lunch for all students. On September 30, 2025 the funding for that program will expire and the status of the funding for the new fiscal year has not yet been determined.
Meals will be free for those students who qualify for Reduced-Price meals as the District will cover the remaining cost from our Food Service fund.
Please log into your Family Portal and click on the “apply for benefits” button to complete the form.
If the budget is not finalized with school meal funding by the end of September, the price of meals beginning October first, will be:
$1.50 for breakfast K-12
$2.75 for lunch K-5
$3.00 for Lunch 6-12
Parents can view their balances, add money and set up email alerts in the Family Portal. Choose “my account” to add funds.
For any questions about school meals or the benefit forms, please contact Food Service Director Sarah Dyer at sdyer@vicksburgschools.org or 269-321-1033.
In order for our schools to receive full access to federal and state funding for educational programs that our students are entitled to, we still need families to fill out the Education and Nutrition Benefits Forms. This is especially important as we wait for word from the state about funding for meals.
These forms are not only used to make sure students who need free and reduced meals get them but they are also used to determine funding for several VCS programs. Every application that is not submitted means lost educational programs and resources for our students.
Please log into your Family Portal and click on the “apply for benefits” button to complete the form. The simple application can help make sure VCS gets the support we need. Or if you prefer, you can print, complete, sign, and return this form to your child's school.
In the Family Portal guardians can view student lunch activity, make credit card deposits to add money for extra food items and check student balances.
First time users will have to create an account. You will need the following information handy in order to access information about your student: Student ID Number and Student Birth Date. Note: If the student ID number begins with a ZERO, delete that zero.
Click here for the Spanish Language version of the Education Benefit Form.
Lunch Menus
Special Diet
If your student has an allergy or needs special meal accommodations, please print out the Special Diet Guide Form and have a doctor fill it out completely.
Once filled out, please return to sdyer@vicksburgschools.org.
If you have questions or concerns, please call or email Sarah Dyer, VCS Food Service Director at sdyer@vicksburgschools.org or (269) 321-1033.
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