School Food Services operates as a separate entity within Northland School Division No.61.  It provides consulting services for 26 hot lunch programs and employs approximately 65 kitchen staff / book keepers, 3 office staff and 1 driver.

The goal of the School Lunch Program is to provide a nutritional lunch to every student where the program operates.  The objective is to help children learn by providing up to 1/2 of their daily nutritional requirements.

Policy
The Board of Trustees of Northland School Division No.61 has enacted a policy covering certain aspects of the School Lunch Program operation.  The School Food Program Policies are available here.  It is recommended that Community Administrative Bodies familiarize themselves with these policies.

History
The first School Lunch Program started at Conklin School in October 1973.  Four native communities were selected as a result of a request by the Metis Association of Alberta to the Alberta Government to fund a nutritional hot lunch program for children in northern Alberta.

The Program was founded on a community development concept allowing individual programs to be managed and operated by people in each of the designated communities.  There are currently 26 School Lunch Programs operating in 29 communities.