When school isn’t in session during the summer, kids 18 and under can receive free meals at locations that include park and recreation sites, community centers, libraries and schools. No registration is required. Hunger Impact Partners’ Free Meals for Kids mobile app will help you locate meal sites and features other resources. The app shows distance and directions to the nearest site for free meals at hundreds of Minnesota locations during summer school closures, as well as on weekends and during school breaks. Developed with the Minnesota Department of Education, the app provides each site’s menu and hours.
Download the free app: The Apple App Store | The Google Play Store
Download the free app: The Apple App Store | The Google Play Store
TCGIS is committed to improving and maintaining the health of our school community by offering a nutritious
lunch to all students and staff members. TCGIS continues to partner with Done Right Food Services, Inc. (DRF) in school year 23-24.
Done Right Food has provided school catering services since 2007 and has worked with many charter school programs in the Twin Cities. All DRF school menus have been certified and are in full compliance with the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act requirements. Their well-balanced meals always include fresh fruits and vegetables, lean proteins, and whole grains.
On Friday, March 17, 2023, Governor Walz signed the Free School Meals bill into law. This will take effect with the July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024 school year. This legislation provides the reimbursement for a free breakfast and lunch to students who receive meals through their school’s participation in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and the School Breakfast Program (SBP). TCGIS is already operating under the National School Lunch Program and has been approved to operate the School Breakfast Program as well.
The 23/24 TCGIS Lunch and Breakfast Meal Program offers following meal options (please note, all meals include a carton of milk):
*Please note: GF meals are only available to students with medically required dietary restrictions. Please fill out the Special Diet Statement form (physician’s signature required) and return it to aweeding@tcgis.org
lunch to all students and staff members. TCGIS continues to partner with Done Right Food Services, Inc. (DRF) in school year 23-24.
Done Right Food has provided school catering services since 2007 and has worked with many charter school programs in the Twin Cities. All DRF school menus have been certified and are in full compliance with the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act requirements. Their well-balanced meals always include fresh fruits and vegetables, lean proteins, and whole grains.
On Friday, March 17, 2023, Governor Walz signed the Free School Meals bill into law. This will take effect with the July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024 school year. This legislation provides the reimbursement for a free breakfast and lunch to students who receive meals through their school’s participation in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and the School Breakfast Program (SBP). TCGIS is already operating under the National School Lunch Program and has been approved to operate the School Breakfast Program as well.
The 23/24 TCGIS Lunch and Breakfast Meal Program offers following meal options (please note, all meals include a carton of milk):
- Regular Meal: $0.00
- Vegetarian Meal: $0.00
- Cold Sandwich Meal: $0.00
- Gluten Free Meal*: $0.00
- Breakfast: $0.00
- Forgotten Lunch: $0.00
- Extra helpings of the main entrée are available for $2.00
- Extra milk (skim, 1%) can be purchased for $0.60
- Adult/Staff Meal: $5.20
*Please note: GF meals are only available to students with medically required dietary restrictions. Please fill out the Special Diet Statement form (physician’s signature required) and return it to aweeding@tcgis.org
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How to Order Lunch
TCGIS has partnered with BOONLI to provide a secure, fast, and easy-to-use online ordering system that allows parents and guardians to view our lunch menu, order, prepay and manage student lunches from their smartphone, tablet or computer. |
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To set up an account, please go to: https://tcgis.boonli.com. For school password information, please contact ordering@tcgis.org. Click on Create an Account. Once your account is set up and you have linked your students to your account, you can start ordering. The order period opens around the 15th of every month and will stay open for 7 days (Monday through Sunday). Lunches are pre-order one month for the following month. Please contact ordering@tcgis.org with any questions about account registration or ordering. (Click here for more detailed instructions on how to navigate the Boonli website.)
Application for Educational Benefits
Schools continue to collect Applications for Educational Benefits to determine if a student qualifies for free or reduced-price meals. Students who officially qualify for free/reduced-price meals allow us to receive the correct federal and state reimbursements. At public schools like TCGIS, your application also helps the school qualify for education funds and discounts.
Please also know that if your child(ren) qualify for free/reduced price meals, they may also qualify for reduced fees at TCGIS school programs (Kinderclub, afterschool enrichment classes, athletic activities, field trips etc.)
To apply, please complete an Application for Educational Benefits. Applications can be submitted at any time during the school year. However in order to receive these benefits for the first day of school, please submit your completed application form no later than August 20th, 2023. Forms may be emailed to Alex Weeding aweeding@tcgis.org or dropped off at the front office.
An application form with instructions will be available to all families in the first Rundbrief communications in late July/early August before the start of a new school year. A paper copy of the application form is available any time throughout the school year in the school office. You can also download these documents here:
Schools continue to collect Applications for Educational Benefits to determine if a student qualifies for free or reduced-price meals. Students who officially qualify for free/reduced-price meals allow us to receive the correct federal and state reimbursements. At public schools like TCGIS, your application also helps the school qualify for education funds and discounts.
Please also know that if your child(ren) qualify for free/reduced price meals, they may also qualify for reduced fees at TCGIS school programs (Kinderclub, afterschool enrichment classes, athletic activities, field trips etc.)
To apply, please complete an Application for Educational Benefits. Applications can be submitted at any time during the school year. However in order to receive these benefits for the first day of school, please submit your completed application form no later than August 20th, 2023. Forms may be emailed to Alex Weeding aweeding@tcgis.org or dropped off at the front office.
An application form with instructions will be available to all families in the first Rundbrief communications in late July/early August before the start of a new school year. A paper copy of the application form is available any time throughout the school year in the school office. You can also download these documents here:
For additional Food Service Program Information, please refer to the Food Service Program Handbook.
Please click here to review our Unpaid Meal Charge and Debt Collection Policy
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/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.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:
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/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.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:
- mail:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or - fax:
(833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or - email:
Program.Intake@usda.gov
We acknowledge and appreciate that TCGIS is located on Waȟpékhute (wah-PEH-koo-tay) Dakota traditional, ancestral, and contemporary homeland, near Lake Medewaka, in the land now known as Minnesota (Mni Sota Makoce). Read our full TCGIS Indigenous Land Acknowledgement here.
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School Year: Mon.-Fri. 8:00am-4:00pm Summer: Mon.-Fri. 9:00am-12:00pm |
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University of St. Thomas 2115 Summit Avenue St. Paul, MN 55105 tmoffatt@stthomas.edu Phone: 651-962-4372 |