More than 250 Indiana schools and community sponsors will be kicking off their Food Summer Service Programs this week, with a number of local sites included.
June is the busiest month for the program since many families begin seeking additional nutrition assistance in the summertime. For that reason, Governor Eric Holcomb issued a statewide proclamation, declaring the week of June 4th through the 8th Summer Food Service Program week.
For more than 40 years, the program has provided eligible children and teens ages 18 and under with access to free, nutritious meals and snacks during the summer months. Last year, more than 3 million meals were delivered across the state. This year there are various sites set up across Starke and Pulaski County to help hungry kids here in our community.
In Starke County, breakfast will be served at Oregon-Davis Elementary School at 7:45 a.m. Monday through Friday, running today through Friday, August 3rd. Lunch is also offered from 11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Breakfast will also be provided at North Judson-San Pierre Elementary at 7:30 a.m., Monday through Thursday. This site will also provide lunches at 11 a.m. on those same days. The NJSP site will stay open until Thursday, July 26th.
Knox Community Elementary School is hosting a site that will provide food Monday through Thursday. They will serve breakfast at 8 a.m. and lunch at 10:30 a.m. from now until Thursday, June 28th.
Pulaski County also has several sites set up.
The West Central School Corporation is sponsoring a few different sites. Lunch will be provided at noon at the Francesville Public Library, Monday through Friday, starting today and running through Friday, August 3rd.
West Central Schools are also hosting a site at the Medaryville West Side Community Center where lunch will be provided at 1 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays. This site will be open starting Tuesday, June 5th and it will run until Friday, July 27th.
The West Central Elementary School Swim Program is sponsoring a site at the Elementary School, where a snack will be provided at 9:15 a.m., Monday through Friday.
The Culver Community School Corporation is hosting a site at the Ora Gospel Chapel where lunch will be provided at 11:45 a.m. Monday through Friday.
Culver Schools are also hosting a site at the Monterey-Tippecanoe Public Library where lunch will be provided at 11:45 a.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Both of these sites will run from now until Friday, August 3rd.
The Food Finders Food Bank is hosting a site at Winamac Public Library where lunch will be provided on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. This site has a start date of Tuesday, June 5th and end date of Thursday, August 2nd.
Later on in the summer, starting on Monday, July 23rd, a site will open up at West Central Elementary School in Francesville. Monday through Thursday, breakfast will be provided at 8 a.m. and lunch will be served at noon at that site. The site will remain open until Tuesday, August 2nd.
The times listed for Starke County are in CT and the times listed for Pulaski County are in ET.
The Summer Food Service Program is a federal nutrition program funded by the United States Department of Agriculture and administered by the Indiana Department of Education. Click the following link for a full list of Summer Food Service Program sites.
