Panther Families:

If you have not filled out the Education Benefits Form for the 25-26 school year, please take a moment to complete the form and return it to your student’s school. Each building is sending home paper forms with students if they have not yet received them. Please watch for the paper form to fill out, or you can opt to do this online (see the link below).

The Education Benefits Form collects information needed to ensure the school receives state and federal funding for education programs. Without this information, Hesperia Community Schools could lose important funding for education programs that our students need.

It is very important for our at-risk funding that every family completes this form correctly and returns it to the district by Thursday, September 18 by the latest.

A few Notes for parents and guardians for the form to be recorded properly:

1. Only 1 form per household must be completed. Please do not complete a different form for each child in your household.

2. Students first and last names must be written in.

3. If any Member of the household receives Food Assististance Program (SNAP), Family Independence Program (TANF), or FDPIR provide the name and case number for the person who receives benefits. The case number and name must be recorded or the form cannot be recorded. Direct Certification is not guaranteed if a family receives benefits so writing "I don't know my number" is not acceptable. If the person completing the form can specify which program they participate in that would be helpful but not required. ( SNAP, TANF or FDPIR. )

4. Household size must be recorded. This includes everyone in the household not just students.

5. Household Income must be recorded.

Follow the highlighted directions on the form I highlighted and have attached for this portion of the survey. Basically you choose your household size and the general annual income range per year and mark the appropriate box. (Yearly, not Monthly.)

If a household has 8 or more family members there is a space to record household number and the annual income. (Yearly, not Monthly.)

6. All forms must have the signature of the person who completes it.

Link to online form: https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLScrd2Vsib.../formResponse

We greatly appreciate your support in helping us to get these forms submitted to secure the district's funding. Thank you!

David C. Outwin Middle School

Newaygo County Food Support Resources