8700 South Kyrene Road
Tempe
AZ
85284
Food Services
Meal Applications for the 2025-2026 School Year Now Open!
Families are encouraged to submit an application to determine eligibility for free or reduced-price meals. Applications are available online, and paper copies can be picked up at your school site.
AZ Summer Food Service Program
This summer, kids 18 and under can enjoy free meals through the USDA Summer Food Service Program- no registration or income requirements. Meals are available at sites across Arizona and may include breakfast, lunch, snacks or supper.
Find a site near you https://www.azhealthzone.org/freesummermeals/ or text "Food" or "Comida" to 304-304.
Looking for ways to support your child’s nutrition this summer? SUN Bucks can help! See if your kids are eligible and if they’ve been automatically enrolled or need to apply. Visit the right-hand column of this page for important SunBucks information and updates.
National School Lunch Program
The National School Lunch Program is a program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Through this program, eligible students may be offered free or reduced-price meals. We also participate in the School Breakfast Program at most schools. Meal payments may be made online, as this program operates in all of the schools in the Kyrene School District. Meal application information is distributed and made available to every student in the district at the beginning of the school year. Application information will remain confidential and will be used only to determine eligibility for free or reduced-priced meals. Applications are also available at all school offices or by clicking on the meal application links.
Please visit Linq Connect to submit an online meal application to our district. You may turn in paper meal applications to any school office. We strongly encourage all families to apply. The free, reduced-price, and paid meal information is used to qualify the school district for other student qualifications and funding. You will receive an eligibility letter via email once your application has been processed that includes the status of your student(s) meal eligibility. If you have a concern regarding the decision of your meal application, please email kbs@kyrene.org.
Meal Costs
| Grade | Breakfast all schools |
Elem Lunch (including KTA & Manitas) |
Middle (6-8) Lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.70 | $3.00 | $3.10 |
| Reduced | $0.30 | $0.40 | $0.40 |
| Adults | $2.10 | $3.90 | $3.90 |
Payment Options
- Online (Please visit In-Touch to pay using your credit or debit card).
- Check (Please make checks payable to Kyrene School District, checks are accepted at all school sites).
- Cash (Please send cash in a sealed envelope labeled for the student. Cash is accepted at all school sites).
Online Lunch Payment Instructions
We offer an optional online payment option via In-Touch to submit meal account payments. Choose meal account to apply money to your student(s) meal accounts. Payments will be applied to your students meal account at 6:50 AM, 9:35 AM, 11:05 AM, 12:05 PM and at night at 11:35PM daily to update the meal account balance. Balances can be checked at any time by visiting linqconnect.com. Negative balance notices will be emailed weekly to parents during the school year. Meal account balance notices are sent on Friday to notify you of the current amount as your student(s) may/or may not spend money to purchase 2nd meals or Al-a-Carte items.
An account needs to be created to view your child's meal balance at linqconnect.com. Linq Connect/Titan IT support is available by dialing 1-844-467-4700 (Option 2 Option 1 for assistance).
Contact Food Services for meal account issues by phone at 480-541-1368 or email at kbs@kyrene.org.
Unpaid Meal Policy
SMART SNACKS: Please contact the SFE office by calling 480-541-1660 or by email for information regarding Smart Snacks and the current list of items.
Email: foodservice@kyrene.org.
This institution is an equal-opportunity provider.