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School Lunch Accounts

If your child will be attending a DoDEA school ,* be sure to stop by the AAFES Exchange customer service to set up a pre-pay lunch account .
AAFES Student Meal Program Information
You can also sign up online for My Payments Plus which allows you to get a trigger email if your child ’ s lunch account is low so they never are caught without lunch money . Go to www . MyPaymentsPlus . com For state : select “ EXCHANGE ( EX )”

FREE AND REDUCED MEAL APPLICATIONS

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SY16-17 Lunch PRICES
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Helpful links :
AAFES - Online Free / Reduced application
Eligibility Guidelines ( use Alaska chart )
Eligibility Manual
USDA National School Lunch Program
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