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How to Benefit from Online Student Eligibility Applications
A few weeks ago we met Susan, a fictitious School Nutrition Director who just took the plunge and adopted online applications for student el


5 Reasons You Should Consider Online Student Eligibility Applications
In a school district, far, far away, the school nutrition program director, let’s call her “Susan,” (a fictitious character not representing


Bridging the Nutrition Gap: USDA’s Summer EBT and SchoolCafé’s Application
In rural America, children often face difficulties accessing sufficient nutrition during summer break when school meals are unavailable.


Expanding the Reach of Free and Reduced Benefits
Your district may allow you to use their communication platform (for example, SchoolMessenger) to send out pre-made messages via email, phon


Effortless Income Surveys
Are you tired of spending hours collecting and processing income data for your school district’s nutrition program? Do you struggle to gener


The Latest in USDA Updates to Direct Certification
Direct certification (DC) is an essential component to school nutrition programs across the country. The data collected by the DC process e


Food Insecurity During the Holidays
In 2019, 5.3 million children lived in food-insecure households. According to the USDA, food insecurity is defined as a lack of consistent a


Wrap it up! Verification Collection Reminders
You’ve sampled, you’ve called, and you’ve gotten some responses back, but now the last day for verification completion is quickly approachin


Verification With PrimeroEdge
Verification time is here! Check out the sections below to refresh yourself about the verification process.
Sampling
We recommend that t


Promote Your Online Application
We want every student has the opportunity to participate in the lunch program. A large percentage of students rely on that in-school meal as


Verification with PrimeroEdge
It’s that time of the year, verification is here! No need to fret, because at PrimeroEdge we strive to make this process as seamless as poss


Rolling Verification & Other Strategies to Increase Response Rates
It’s known: ‘verification time’ for child nutrition programs is October 1st through November 15th.
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