School Nutrition
"Our mission is to be a partner in the educational process by providing quality meals at a reasonable price and nutrition education opportunities for students that promote healthy children, READY TO LEARN."
Summer 2025 Menu's
Meal Pricing
All Students in Lanier County Schools receive free meals at no charge due to participation in the Community Eligibility Program.
Staff meals are $2.50 for Breakfast, $4.00 for lunch.
Visitor meals are $3.00 for Breakfast, $4.50 for lunch.
Employment Opportunities
If you are interested in working for the Lanier County School Nutrition Department applications are available at the Lanier County Board of Education.
Greetings Parents,
Lanier County Nutrition Department prides itself on providing nutritious, healthy meals to our students. Our mission is to provide the opportunity of a well-balanced healthy meal today for their excellence tomorrow.
The School Nutrition Program will assist our students in getting the nutrition they need to learn, grow, and develop. Menus must adhere to strict guidelines issued by USDA. Each meal planned must provide the required (USDA) number of food components and meet the nutrient standards for the age/grade group served.
Cathy Jones
Director of Nutrition
247 S. Highway 221
Lakeland, GA 31635
P: 229-482-3966
Email: cathy.jones@lanier.k12.ga.us
Important Nutrition Links
How to Find a program?
Parents/guardians, find out where your child/children can get healthy, daily meals this summer. There are multiple programs that offer summer meals at no cost. Check all these sources to see if there is a meal distribution site in your area. Those who are looking for summer meal sites can easily find locations through their cell phone or online.
Options include:
Free Summer meals(Breakfast & Lunch) for kids & teens at Lanier Elementary School, weekdays June 2-27, 2025:
See flyers:
Seamless Summer 2025 (Spanish)
Text “FOODGA” to 877877 from a mobile phone beginning June 1 and be provided geographically based results on the closest sites
Visit GeorgiaFoodBankAssociation.org for a GPS-enabled map of the closet sites
Dial 1-866-3-HUNGRY (1-866-348-6479) to find locations.
Summer Meals for Kids Site Finder: https://www.fns.usda.gov/meals4kids
Food Pantries Finder: FoodFinder
