This school year, the provincial government announced a new Feeding Futures School Program Fund, designed to assist schools in the development and enhancement of school meal programs and other nutritional supports for students. We know that food insecurity can be detrimental to a student’s educational achievement and success and that education is a crucial social determinant of health. It is important that our students have access to food to support their educational growth and development.

We have been fortunate at Reynolds Secondary to be able to provide food and snacks at school for students in the form of fresh fruit and vegetables, granola bars and noodles. Through the new Feeding Futures fund, we are pleased to announce a partnership with Flourish! School Food Society to provide fresh and healthy meals for students in our school. 

While the goal of the Feeding Futures program is to provide food to those students and families who need it, in a barrier- and stigma- free manner; we would also like to offer lunches to other students who wish to purchase a healthy and home-cooked lunch.

Breakfast

A free breakfast offering will be available for students Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings starting in December. Food will be available for all who need it from 8 am – 8:30 am. It will be set up in our main foyer.

Lunch Program

In January, we are starting a lunch program for students that will be available everyday. Our primary goal will be to provide food for those students who need it cost free. It will also be available for all students, if you are interested in purchasing lunches for your child. To help us prepare to launch our lunch offering, we will require students to be registered so we can ensure we have enough food ready. The cost for our first month will be $7.00 per meal, January 8th – February 2nd, so $140 for 20 lunches. 

Please sign up for the Reynolds lunch program through School Cash Online or click below:

https://sd61.schoolcashonline.com/

Please note that the Flourish! kitchens are peanut/nut-free but cannot assure no contact with other allergens. If you have questions about allergens or other concerns, please contact Flourish! At matthew@flourishschoolfood.ca or 250-661-8282. For an example of menu options, please see the Flourish! Website and click on the December Middle and Secondary Menu options. We are unable to accommodate student meal preferences. If your student has an allergy, please indicate upon sign up through School Cash Online.

All meals will be served in a barrier- and stigma- free manner. If you would like your student to participate in the program but the cost is a barrier, please reach out to reynolds@sd61.bc.ca. We are gathering information and look to provide ongoing support wherever possible. Implementation plans are underway, and we want to ensure families are aware, and as always, able to reach out if they require support. All requests will be treated with dignity and your privacy will be respected. We want to work with families to ensure that your children have everything they need in order to be successful at school. Please do not hesitate to reach out if we can help.