The staff at St. Charles Apache Mission School is not only praying for the children and their families during the COVID 19 pandemic, they are also helping to provide food during these difficult times. 

Children from low-income families depend on the National School Lunch Program for nutrition. Because schools are closed during the coronavirus outbreak, many children and families are going hungry. 

Thanks to Glendena Brown of the San Carlos Apache tribe and members of the school staff, paperwork was submitted and applications completed, qualifying the students and their families for subsidies. Eligible families will receive a pre-loaded Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card that can be used to purchase groceries. 

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Households currently receiving Nutrition Assistance and/or Cash Assistance benefits will have this additional benefit added to their existing EBT cards. The benefit is available for every child in the household that is enrolled in the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act program in Arizona.

The St. Charles Apache Mission School is located on the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation in southeastern Arizona. The school was opened in September 1965 so that Native American children and subsequent generations would have the opportunity to learn about the Catholic faith without leaving the reservation.

St. Charles Apache Mission Catholic School is a member of the American Indian Catholic Schools Network in partnership with the University of Notre Dame. 

“Our school provides a challenging, faith-filled, educational experience that serves as the foundation for a life lived in service to Jesus, the church and community,” according to the school's mission statement.