Nutrition Services

Marion City Schools’ Nutrition Services Department strives to strengthen students’ health, well-being, and the ability to learn.  

The Department operates several USDA child nutrition programs including:

• Universal Breakfast Program

• National School Lunch Program – District Community Eligibility Program where all students eat for free

• Child and Adult Care Supper Programs

• After School Snack Program

• Summer Food Service Programs throughout the city

• Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program in the Classroom

• Farm to School and locally grown initiatives

The Nutrition Services Department also operates extended outreach to support our students and community, which include: 

• School based Resource Rooms to provide emergency food, clothing, personal hygiene products, school supplies and more to those students and families in need.

• Community Produce Markets 

• Weekend Food Back Pack Program

• Catering

• Healthy Cooking Classes

• Staff and Student Wellness Initiatives

• Many other outreach activities

**Marion City Schools recently received an award the Children’s Hunger Alliance Nutrition Award for recognition of our district’s pandemic emergency feeding response which included receiving a grant from Share our Strength/No Kid Hungry.