Food Services

Food is provided by Gettysburg Area School District Food Service. Please send checks payable to Vida Charter School to the main office to fund your child’s meal account. We ask that families keep charges under $45.

Meal account balances from last year will carry over. Students with negative balances may not purchase a la carte items (e.g., milk or water) until the balance is paid in full. However, all students receive a regular school meal—Vida does not provide alternate meals for students with negative balances.

Students can purchase second meals and à la carte items if they have funds in their accounts.

Microwaves are available for 3-6 graders during lunch

The cost of meals for the 2025-2026 school year are as follows, pending GASD Board Approval (Aug. 2025):

• Breakfast - FREE
• Lunch - $2.75
• Reduced Lunch - FREE
• Milk - $0.65

Families are encouraged to complete an Application for Free and Reduced Cost Meals, which can be submitted online. By September 2025, a hard copy form can also be provided by Melissa Turner (Email) and can be found on the school website. Completion of the Application supports Vida’s Title I funding and leads to additional family assistance for qualifying families, such as P-EBT Cards.