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SUSD School Breakfast Program (SBP)
Breakfast is served daily at each site for free to all students.
Dorothy Stinson-Breakfast served in the cafeteria from 8:00am-8:20am
Lafe Nelson-Breakfast served in the cafeteria from 8:05am-8:25am
Ruth Powell-Breakfast served in the cafeteria from 8:10am-830am
Safford Middle School-Breakfast is served in the cafeteria and courtyard from 7:00am-7:30am
Safford High School-Breakfast is served in the cafeteria from 7:00am-7:30am
Mt. Graham High School-Breakfast is served in the snack shop from 7:45am-8:15am
25-26 Food Program
SUSD School Meal Policy Summary
Safford Unified School District will continue to participate in the Community Eligibility Provision Programs (CEP) for the 2025-2026 school year. The Community Eligibility Provision is part of the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010. This provision allows eligible school districts to provide breakfast and lunch to all enrolled students at no cost. The district will continue to follow the reimbursement process with the state to access federal dollars. This means your child will be counted if they receive a meal, but not charged. This eligibility is up to four years: School Years 2024-2025, 2025-2026, 2026-2027, and 2027-2028.
Some changes moving forward will be no meal applications will be needed to be eligible to eat free. There will be no free or reduced label because everyone is free.
Previous lunch debt owed to the district will still need to be paid. School lunch is a federal program and all money received is federal money so the district is not allowed to erase the debt. If you owe money please call the district office (Susan Carrasco (928)348-7006) or your school secretary to pay. Payment plans are also available.
The change of no meal applications collected can impact the funding for other programs such as the district’s Title I and E-Rate funding. To ensure that the district continues to get full funding for these grants, SUSD will be sending out an income survey. SUSD asks that every household complete this survey because this data will impact our Title I and E-Rate funding.
Sincerely,
Frank Gutierrez
Director of Support Operations-Business Manager
928-348-6985
fgutierrez@saffordusd.com
Safford Unified School District
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
Food Service Updates
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Call Margaret Vidales at 348-7005 or email mevidales@saffordusd.com
2025 Safford Summer Food Program
Safford Unified School District is sponsoring a Summer Food Service Program. Meals will be served Monday June 3rd - Friday July 12th. Meals are free for children 18 years and younger. There are no forms to fill out and the program is open to all area children regardless of where they attend school.
Meals will be drive-through only and available at the Safford Middle School Cafeteria from 9-11:30 am Monday - Friday. The drive through offers breakfast & lunch combo meals all in one bag. Please enter the parking area off 11th street and proceed to the pick-up area. The drive-through is open from 9-11:30 am Monday - Friday.
Please help us keep this program going and only get one meal per child per day. Meals are free for children, but adults may purchase meals adult combo meals are $6 and include breakfast and lunch.
For questions about the program, please call Margaret Vidales at 348-7005 or email mevidales@saffordusd.com.
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
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Contacts
Margaret Vidales
mevidales@saffordusd.com
928-348-7000 ext. 7005
SMS Cafeteria
734 W 11th Street
Safford, AZ 85546
928-348-7005
Fax: 928-348-7001
Hours: 7:30 am - 4:30 pm
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