2007 - 2008 Income Eligibility Guidelines for Free and
Reduced - Price Meals or Free Milk in Child Nutrition Programs

 

The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) is available without charge to all enrolled children. In accordance with federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability.

To file a complaint of discrimination, write to: USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W, Whitten Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call (202) 720-5964 (voice and TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

 

Income Eligibility Guidelines Table
Effective from July 1, 2007 Through June 30, 2008
Free Eligibility Scale
Reduced-Price Eligibility Scale
Lunch, Breakfast and Milk
Lunch and Breakfast
House
Hold
Size
Year
Month
Twice
Per
Month
Every
Two
Weeks
Week
Year
Month
Twice
Per
Month
Every
Two
Weeks
Week
 
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
1
13,273
1,107
554
511
256
18,889
1,575
788
727
364
2
17,797
1,484
742
685
343
25,327
2,111
1,056
975
488
3
22,321
1,861
931
859
430
31,765
2,648
1,324
1,222
611
4
26,845
2,238
1,119
1,033
517
38,203
3,184
1,592
1,470
735
5
31,369
2,615
1,308
1,207
604
44,641
3,721
1,861
1,717
859
6
35,893
2,992
1,496
1,381
691
51,079
4,257
2,129
1,965
983
7
40,417
3,369
1,685
1,555
778
57,517
4,794
2,397
2,213
1,107
8
44,941
3,746
1,873
1,729
865
63,955
5,330
2,665
2,460
1,230
For each additional family member add:
 
+$4,524
+$377
+$189
+$174
+$87
+$6,438
+$537
+$269
+$248
+$124

* A household of one means a child who his or her sole support. Foster children are one-member households only if the welfare or the placement agency maintains legal responsibility for the child. Household is synonymous with family and means a group of related or unrelated individuals who are not residents of an institution or boarding house, but who are living as one economic unit sharing housing and all significant income and expenses.


* This scale does not apply to households that receive food stamps, kin-gap, or FDPIR benefits or children who are recipients of CalWorks. Those children are automatically eligible for free meals benefits.

Link to: California Department of Education web site with the Eligibility Scales for 2007-2008