News and Announcements
In November 2022 , voters passed Proposition FF, which was passed into legislation as the Healthy Meals For All bill, allowing school nutrition programs to offer all meals free of charge for all students beginning school year 23-24. This means that all breakfasts and lunches will be free for all Durango School District 9-R beginning this coming school year.
Beginning Friday, March 1, 2024, Durango School District 9-R will be operating on the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP). CEP is a program that allows us to utilize data from SNAP, Medicaid and other benefit programs to determine school meal eligibility, without the need to collect household income information.
We will no longer be collecting applications for meal benefits.
Please read the official public announcements below
Healthy School Meals For All Durango 9R Public Release
CEP Announcement Letter To Families
Double Up Food Bucks Program
The Double Up Food Bucks program doubles the value of SNAP benefits spent at participating markets and food retail stores. Check out the new map of locations offering the Double Up Food Bucks program near you, and support these Double Up markets when you shop this season.
Click on the link below to learn more.
El programa Double Up Food Bucks duplica el valor de los beneficios de SNAP gastados en los mercados participantes y las tiendas minoristas de alimentos. Consulte el nuevo mapa de ubicaciones que ofrecen el programa Double Up Food Bucks cerca de usted y apoye estos mercados Double Up cuando compre esta temporada. Haga clic en el enlace de ablajo para obtener más información.
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Hunger Free Colorado connects people to food resources to meet existing needs and drives policy, systems, and social change to end hunger. Click the link below to learn more.
Hunger Free Colorado conecta las personas con los recursos alimentarios para satisfacer las necesidades existentes e impulsa las politícas, los sistemas y el cambio social para acabar con el hambre. Haga clic en el enlace de abajo para obtener más información.
Hunger Free Colorado connects people to food resources to meet existing needs and drives policy, systems, and social change to end hunger. Click the link below to learn more.