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Application for Free and Reduced Lunch:  ENGLISH /  ESPAÑOL     

Application Online:  Schoolcafe

Pricing:

Manage your Child’s meal account Child Nutrition is proud to offer Schoolcafe, a safe and secure way for parents to make online payments and view student meal account activity.

Payment Options

Prepaid meal accounts help the lunch lines move faster and gives the students more time to eat, relax and interact.  It also gives you the peace of mind of not having to worry about looking for lunch money every day or worry that it might get lost, stolen or used for things other than lunch.  The Child Nutrition Department is always striving to improve our services to parents and students.  We have incorporated a new prepaid meal account management system that is available for all our students.  This will help parents manage their student’s meal account easier and more securely.

1.  Online:  Using www.Schoolcafe.com – This user-friendly service is convenient, private and secure.  Once the account is open, parents can check the fund account at anytime.
2. Check (s): Make checks payable to “(Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston)”.  The check can be provided to the food service manager at the school cafeteria or mailed to: CSO: Child Nutrition 2403 Holcombe Blvd., Houston, Texas 77021.  A local address and phone number are required to be printed or handwritten on the check.  The student name, grade and ID number are required on the check memo line.
3. Cash:
   Cash may be brought to the cafeteria for deposit on student’s account, or students may pay cash on a daily basis.

Transfer and Refund Requests

–Allow 4-6 weeks for transfers and refunds to be completed due to required audit documentation processing.

Please complete the Refund Request Form (pdf) and email or fax the information attention: Child Nutrition Department at nmacias@arcggh.org or fax: 713 741-741-7379.  

Prior to requesting a transfer or refund request: www.schoolcafe.com users must log and deactivate “Automatic” settings as the payment method prior to requesting a transfer or refund.

Requesting a transfer of funds between my students’ accounts

Meal account transfers can be requested by completing the Transfer Request Form (pdf) by e-mailing at nmacias@archgh.org , faxing 713.741.7379 and or by calling the child nutrition office at 713.741.8704.