Families Helping Families

If you believe your family could use help covering the costs of school meals, please download the 2 page application below.  The completed application should be returned to your child's counselor.  This program is only for families who:

More details can be found on the application itself.

In early October, 2008, T&E Care is launching a new program to help T/E School District students have some extra money to help cover lunches and/or breakfasts at school.  This program is designed to help families who make JUST too much so they don't qualify for the free and reduced meal program.  The income levels to qualify for this federal program are incredibly low.  For example, to qualify for a free lunch - a family of 4 cannot make more than $27,560/year.  $27,560 a year?  Who can live on that kind of income level?  Of course they can't afford lunch for their 2 kids! They do qualify for a reduced lunch if that same family makes up to $39,220.  But what happens if they make $40,000?  They pay full price.  That's the problem.  The cost of lunch at CHS jumps from the reduced price of 40¢/meal to $2.75 for the basic lunch.  That's a BIG jump in lunch prices as compared to a very SMALL difference in income. 

Our program will help put extra money into each qualifying child's meal account each month.  We are guaranteeing a minimum of $10/month/child to start the program, with the hope that we can increase this number in the months ahead. 

If you would like to make a donation to T&E Care's School Meal Assistance Program, please send your donation to:
Debbie Weger, Treasurer
T&E Care
540 Contention Lane
Berwyn, PA 19312

Put a note with the donation to ear-mark it for this program. 

Thanks very much for your continued support to help local families in need!  Questions?  Ideas?  Let us know your thoughts.