Montana School Nutrition Association

When school is out for the week, students who depend on school meals may face gaps in access to nutritious food. That’s where Montana Food Bank Network’s Child Nutrition Programs make a meaningful difference. Join us to learn more about the BackPack Program, designed to support elementary students, and the School Pantry Program, tailored for middle and high schools. 

Hear first-hand from first year sponsors on how they met the challenge to adopt non-congregate meals to feed more kiddos in their community along with other sponsors who explored the flexibilities of bulk distribution, home delivery and multi-day weekend boxes. 

Learn & practice how to process free/reduced applications, how to check for direct certification and ensure that students are receiving correct meal benefits. Walk away with the knowledge and resources available to help ensure that students receive free or reduced meal benefits starting with checking direct certification, processing free/reduced applications, conducting verification, and ensuring that your Point of Service is accurately updated with each student's determined meal benefit status.