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April 11, 2019 / NEWS RELEASE: 16-19
NEXCOM Announces Changes To Its Lunch Program For Military Children
The Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM) announced that the price for school lunches at all Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) schools it manages outside the continental United States, including Guam, will increase $0.25 for the 2019 - 2020 school year.
“NEXCOM provides school meals on a nonprofit, break-even basis, for the DoD Student Meal Program,” said Christina Kepa, NEXCOM Student Meal Program Specialist. “However, due to significant cost increases to run the overseas program, a gradual cost increase has been necessary. Providing a nutritious breakfast and lunch is our top priority and we will continue to offer quality nutritional meals that contain whole grains, lean proteins, fresh fruits and vegetables and low-fat milk.”
Breakfast prices for all grades will be $1.75. The lunch price for elementary and secondary students’ meals, including those in Iwakuni, will be $3.25 and $3.50 respectively. Per federal guidelines, families qualifying for the Free and Reduced Meal Program will still pay $.40 per meal.
The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act (Public Law 111-296) requires DoDEA schools, as participants in the USDA meal program, to raise paid student lunch prices to a level comparable to the rates used for USDA reimbursement. To meet this requirement, prices in schools outside the continental United States will be gradually increased through the 2020- 2021 school year.
The DoD Student Meal Program meets the same USDA guidelines as schools in the continental United States by providing meals that have the required nutrients for children. For more information on the DoD School Meal Program visit www.myNavyExchange.com/smp.
About NEXCOM
The Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM) oversees 100 Navy Exchange (NEX) facilities and nearly 300 stores worldwide, 39 Navy Lodges, the Ships Store Program, the Uniform Program Management Office, the Navy Clothing and Textile Research Facility and the Telecommunications Program Office. NEXCOM's parent command is the Naval Supply Systems Command. NEXCOM’s mission is to provide authorized customers quality goods and services at a savings and to support Navy quality of life programs for active duty military, retirees, reservists and their families. NEXs and Navy Lodges operate primarily as a non-appropriated fund (NAF) business instrumentality. NEX revenues generated are used to support Navy Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR) programs. In FY15, $2.5 billion in sales were generated with $22.3 million in dividends provided to Navy MWR programs.
