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Welcome to the Food and Nutrition Services Department

The Food and Nutrition Services Department is responsible for the daily operations that ensure our students are well-nourished with breakfast and lunch while at our campuses. We proudly serve thousands of students every day.

A flyer for a free summer food service program for ages 18 and under.

Summer Food Service Program

Avondale ESD will be serving free breakfast and lunch for kids and teens 0-18, Mondays through Thursdays, June 3-20, at Avondale Middle School, 1406 N. Central Avenue. Breakfast will be served from 7:30 - 9:00 a.m., and lunch will be served from 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Breaking News! Meal Payment Portal Changed to LINQ Connect

We’re excited to share AESD's meal payments portal, TITAN Family Portal, has upgraded to LINQ Connect. There’s no need to change your username and password, all your information has already been transferred to the new app. 

Here are some exciting upgrades to expect: 

  • A simple, fresh look to allow for better accessibility
  • An interactive dashboard to view all family members in one profile
  • A resource center to access help guides
  • Streamlined menus requires you to click less to do more

Visit your app store and find “LINQ Connect” available in the Google Play Store now and the Apple store available soon to download the new app and enjoy these new features. Just log in with your existing username and password. If you use a browser, log in at LINQConnect

If you don’t use our online meal payments portal, LINQ Connect allows you to set up one-time or recurring payments for your student’s meal. You can also view previous transactions, set spending limits, transfer funds between students, set low balance notifications, and more. It’s an easy way to manage meal payments without the hassle of sending cash.

After January 1, reduced-price meals are at no charge.

The AZ Department of Education has announced that from January 2023 through June 2024 all reduced-price meals will be at no cost to the student. Students must be eligible for the reduced-price status to receive meals with the price waived to $0.00.

Meal applications are accepted all year!

You can still apply for free and reduced meals. Applications are available at your student’s school or online.

Online Meal Application

 

 

Breakfast & Lunch at AESD

With the end of the USDA universal free meal program, AESD will return to a meal pricing structure for school meals for the 2023-2024 school year.

Families may qualify for free or reduced-price meals by submitting a free and reduced meal application. A new application is required each school year. Apply here. 

  • Breakfast $1.50/Day
  • Reduced Breakfast .00/Day (Free through June 2024)
  • Lunch $2.50/Day
  • Reduced Lunch .00/Day (Free through June 2024)