Linden Unified School District

FREE MEALS FOR THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR

• Linden Unified School District will provide 1 Free Breakfast and 1 Free Lunch to all students.
• The salad bar at all K-8 school sites is filled with a variety of fresh vegetables and fruit. At Linden High School and PRIDE, students have the choice of fresh fruit and vegetables including; fruit and salad cups, packaged fresh vegetables, and a full salad bar that is a complete meal!
• Students must take the required amount of fruit and vegetables for each meal for that meal to be considered free.
• Students who do not take the required amount of fruit and vegetable items will be charged an a la carte fee of $3.00 for breakfast and $4.50 for lunch.
• Remind your students of the importance of taking the fruit and vegetables.
• If your student doesn't want the entrée they can have fruit, vegetables, and milk. The appropriate amount of each component must be taken to count as a meal. See your kitchen staff to see what qualifies.
• Linden High School and PRIDE can purchase additional meals for an additional charge if the student has money in their meal account.

NEW ONLINE PAYMENT INFORMATION:

TK-8 Payments can be made online at the Linq website, no cash is accepted in person.

Linden High School and PRIDE payments can be made by cash at point-of-sale terminals or online at LINQ Connect

Creating an account on LINQ Connect means you can track your students' spending, the meals they receive, and the items they purchase.

Additional Meals:

Breakfast K-8 $3.00

Breakfast 9-12 $3.00

Lunch K-8 $4.00

Lunch 9-12 $4.00