
Table of Contents
- Understand California Universal Meals
- Use Your District’s Live Menu Page
- Confirm Today’s Serving Times
- Pair School Meals with Community Food Pickups
- Share the Info + Language Help
If SNAP/CalFresh is delayed, school meal programs can bridge the gap fast. California Universal Meals offers free breakfast and lunch to all TK–12 students. Use the district menu links below to find today’s times and locations, then add nearby community food pickups for the rest of the household.

1. Understand California Universal Meals
California Universal Meals = free breakfast and lunch for all TK–12 students—no extra forms. That means every student in SF, Alameda, Contra Costa, and Solano counties can eat at school today.
Example: A San Francisco family checks the SFUSD menu each morning.
How to apply it: Plan for your student to eat breakfast and lunch at school while you arrange pantry or community pickups for dinners/weekends.
2. Use Your District’s Live Menu Page
Menu hubs show what’s served and often link to serving times. Bookmark yours and check daily.
Example: In Oakland, caregivers use the OUSD menu to see today’s entrée and vegetarian options.
How to apply it: Open your district link (full directory in Recommended Reading) and tap your school.
3. Confirm Today’s Serving Times
Times can shift. After checking the menu page, look for posted schedules or call your school office to confirm breakfast/lunch windows. If you’re offline, dial 211 for multilingual help.
Example: A Richmond parent verifies WCCUSD’s lunch window before drop-off.
How to apply it: Set a phone reminder to check times each morning so your student doesn’t miss service.
4. Pair School Meals with Community Food Pickups
School meals cover students; community distributions can support the whole household.
Example: A Vallejo family uses the district lunch for kids and a nearby pantry for dinner staples.
How to apply it: After confirming school meals, plan a same-day pantry or pop-up stop to fill the gap.
5. Share the Info + Language Help
Spread menu links to classmates and neighbors. Many districts publish translated pages; 211 also provides multilingual referrals.
Example: A parent group text shares OUSD, WCCUSD, and FSUSD links so everyone can find today’s meals.
How to apply it: Post your school’s menu URL and 211 in parent chat threads or bulletin boards.
Universal school meals ensure every TK–12 student can eat today. Use your district’s menu hub to confirm times, then combine with community food distributions to support your whole household.
Open your district’s menu page now, confirm today’s serving times, and dial 211 if you need help locating additional nearby distributions.
Recommended Links
San Francisco County
Alameda County
- Alameda USD — Menus: https://www.schoolnutritionandfitness.com/index.php?sid=1571761233982&page=menus
- Albany USD — Menus: https://ausdschoolfoodproject.org/
- Berkeley USD — Nutrition Services (menus): https://www.berkeleyschools.net/departments/nutrition-services/
- Castro Valley USD — Menus: https://cvusdnutritionservices.org/?page=menus
- Dublin USD — Menus: https://www.schoolnutritionandfitness.com/index.php?sid=2203112030183753
- Emery USD — Food Services (monthly menus): https://emeryusd.k12.ca.us/food-services.html
- Fremont USD — Cafés (menus): https://fusdcafes.org/?page=menus&utm_source=searching4good.com
- Hayward USD — Menus: https://hayward.nutrislice.com/menu
- Livermore Valley JUSD — Menus: https://lvjusdchildnutrition.nutrislice.com/menu
- Newark USD — Menus: https://www.schoolnutritionandfitness.com/index.php?sid=1487973450928
- New Haven USD (Union City) — Menus: https://www.nhusdfood.org/
- Oakland USD — School Menus: https://www.ousd.org/nutrition-services/our-food/school-menus?utm_source=searching4good.com
- Piedmont USD — Food Service (live menu calendar): https://www.piedmont.k12.ca.us/ref/food-service?utm_source=searching4good.com
- Pleasanton USD — Child Nutrition Services (menus): https://www.pleasantonusd.net/departments/business-services/child-nutrition-services/?utm_source=searching4good.com
- San Leandro USD — Menu hub: https://www.slusd.us/blog/plus-mega-menu/menu-schools-3/?utm_source=searching4good.com
- San Lorenzo USD — School Meal Services (menus): https://www.slzusd.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?pREC_ID=1451407&type=d&uREC_ID=1216250&utm_source=searching4good.com
Contra Costa County
- Acalanes Union HSD — Food Services: https://www.acalanes.k12.ca.us/cms/lib/CA01001364/Centricity/Domain/683/Food%20Services%20Newsletter%20v1i1.pdf
- Antioch USD — Menus: https://www.antiochschools.net/page/nutrition-services
- Brentwood Union SD — Menus: https://www.brentwoodschoolmeals.com/index.php?sid=1565037128373&page=menus
- Byron Union SD — Dining: https://www.byronunionschooldistrict.us/page/food-and-nutrition?utm_source=searching4good.com
- John Swett USD — Menus: https://jsusd.nutrislice.com/menu
- Knightsen ESD — Food Services & Menus: https://www.knightsen.k12.ca.us/page/food-services/?utm_source=searching4good.com
- Lafayette SD — Food & Nutrition Services: https://www.lafsd.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?pREC_ID=2479854&type=d&uREC_ID=3800350&utm_source=searching4good.com
- Liberty Union HSD — Nutrition Services (menus): https://www.luhsd.net/parent-info/nutrition-services?utm_source=searching4good.com
- Martinez USD — Menus: https://martinezusd.nutrislice.com/menu
- Moraga SD — Menus: https://moraga.nutrislice.com/menu
- Mt. Diablo USD — Menus: https://www.mdusd.org/departments/business-services/food-nutrition-services/menus?utm_source=searching4good.com
- Oakley Union ESD — Menus (MealViewer): https://schools.mealviewer.com/results/oakley
- Orinda USD — Menus: https://orindaschools.nutrislice.com/menu
- Pittsburg USD — Menus: https://www.schoolnutritionandfitness.com/index.php?sid=1703091755087669
- San Ramon Valley USD — Menus: https://srvusd.nutrislice.com/menu
- Walnut Creek SD — Child Nutrition menus: https://sites.google.com/walnutcreeksd.org/wcsdchildnutritionprogram/home
- West Contra Costa USD — School Lunch Menus: https://www.schoolnutritionandfitness.com/index.php?sid=1481576684998
Solano County
- Benicia USD — Menus: https://beniciaunified.org/departments/food-nutrition-services/menus/?utm_source=searching4good.com
- Fairfield-Suisun USD — CN Menus: https://www.fsusd.org/o/fsusd/page/cn-menus?utm_source=searching4good.com
- Travis USD — Menus: https://www.travisusd.org/departments/childnutrition/menus?utm_source=searching4good.com
- Vacaville USD — Menus: https://www.vacavilleusd.org/departments/student_nutrition/menus?utm_source=searching4good.com
- Vallejo City USD — Student Nutrition (menus): https://vallejostudentnutrition.com/
- River Delta USD (Solano areas) — Food Services / Menus: https://www.rdusd.org/departments/food-services/index?utm_source=searching4good.com