a new initiative of the food sharing project
Lunch is Ready!
Free school lunch program
The Food Sharing Project is offering free prepared lunches to select schools.
Lunch will include a main course item, a carton of milk, and fruit on the side. Main courses will include a variety of wraps, sandwiches, salads and more.
Registration for the WINTER SESSION of the weekly free school lunch program is now CLOSED.
Please contact your school directly if you’d like to sign up.
Families who registered by the Dec 19 deadline will receive lunches starting the week of January 12th, 2026.
2026 WINTER SESSION:
- Families will sign up for a 12 weeks of lunches based on a 6-week menu (each meal repeats twice). The winter session runs from the week of January 12 to the week of April 6.
- Families will select one type of meal: Regular, Vegetarian, or Plant-Based+Gluten-free
- Register one time only (per student) to receive ALL 12 weeks of lunches. Do not register weekly.
- All meals are suitable for a Halal diet
The menus for the Winter Session (week of Jan 12 to week of Apr 6) are available here:
Click here to view the REGULAR menu for the Winter Session
Click here to view the VEGETARIAN menu for the Winter Session
Click here to view the PLANT-BASED+Gluten-free menu for the Winter Session
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Lunch is Ready
The Food Sharing Project and KFL&A schools are partners in providing nutrition to students.
The Food Sharing Project has been providing nutritious food to schools in Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington for 40 years. This new initiative is supported by significant funding from the National School Food Program.
Making healthy lunches available for students
Our Mission
To provide nourishment to students in KFL&A to improve their readiness to learn by increasing access to healthy and nutritious food.
Volunteers
We are looking for volunteers to help with food preparation and distribution of lunches at schools.
Community Partners
Pay What You Can
L.unches are provided free of charge! However, families can opt to pay the full or partial value of the meal. All payments are reinvested back into the Lunch is Ready! program, to help it grow and offer maximum accessibility. Simply enter your payment amount when you checkout.
National School Food Program
The Food Sharing Project
Providing healthy food to students