The Knox Community School Corporation will once again offer free meals for pickup this summer. Five days of breakfast and lunch will be provided for Knox youth 18 and younger, according to a Knox Community Schools Facebook post. Distribution will take place each Monday from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. at Knox Middle School, from June 7 to July 28.
Continue readingNorth Judson-San Pierre School Board Approves Summer School Offerings
North Judson-San Pierre school officials are putting their summer school plans together. A list of potential course offerings was recently approved by the school board.
Continue readingUSDA Extends Flexibilities for Free Meals for Children through September
The USDA is taking steps to make it easier for kids to keep getting free meals throughout the summer. Officials announced this week that a number of COVID-19-related waivers that were in place until the end of June have now been extended through September.
Continue readingLocal Schools to Offer Free Meals for Students
Local schools are taking advantage of the USDA’s offer of free meals for students. Normally, the USDA gives funding to schools and other organizations to offer children free meals during the summer. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, that’s been extended to the end of the year.
Continue readingUSDA Extends Summer Food Service Program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is trying to make it easier for children to keep getting free meals. The USDA announced Monday that it’s extending the Summer Food Service Program, as well as a number of COVID-19-related waivers, through the fall.
Continue readingKnox Students Recognized for Helping with Meal Delivery
When the Knox Community School Corporation began its COVID-19 meal delivery program, a number of students were among those who stepped up to help. Transportation Director Tara Pitts says 13 students helped deliver food to children in Starke County.
Continue readingLocal Business Donates Funds for Culver Community Schools Student Lunch Accounts
Some students at the Culver Community Schools Corporation will get help paying for lunch. A donation from First National Bank of Monterey was accepted during last week’s school board meeting, according to Superintendent Karen Shuman.
Continue readingSeveral Children Using Culver Schools’ Summer Food Service Sites
Several children in multiple communities have been able to get free meals this summer from the Culver Community Schools Corporation. Superintendent Karen Shuman says the Summer Food Service Program has been going very well, so far.
Continue readingDozens of Students Getting Summer Food Service Program Meals at Knox Schools
Several children have been able to get free meals through the Summer Food Service Program. Most local sites began serving the free meals Monday.
Continue readingCulver Blessings In A Back Pack Seeks Donations, Program To Continue into Summertime
Volunteers with Culver’s Blessings in a Backpack program realize that hunger doesn’t halt just because school is no longer in session.
Thanks to the generous donations of committed community members, Blessings in a Backpack was able to expand their winter school program into the summertime last year.
This year, they will continue the summer program and will be working in conjunction with the USDA Summer Food Service Program to provide weekend meals to students who require additional assistance. Continue reading
Knox Elementary School to Offer Free Meals to Children this Summer
Knox Kindergarten Countdown Program Gets $15,000 Grant from Hardesty Fund
Knox Elementary School will once again be able to offer two Kindergarten Countdown camps, thanks to a $15,000 grant from the Hardesty Memorial Endowment Fund. That will allow the program to serve 40 incoming kindergartners, according to Director of Curriculum and Instruction Peggy Shidaker.
Oregon-Davis Schools to Offer Summer Food Service Program
The Oregon-Davis School Corporation will offer free meals to all children ages 18 and younger and those who are over the age of 18 who are enrolled in a state-approved educational program for the mentally or physically disabled.
Culver School Board Gets Update on Summer Food Program, Adopts Food Service Policy
Before the new school year gets underway next week, the Culver School Board reviewed the corporation’s summer food program Monday.
Culver School Board to Consider Support of Cavalier Park Sports Center
One of Culver’s proposed Stellar Communities projects will be discussed tonight by the Culver School Board. Board members will consider a resolution formally expressing the school corporation’s support of the Cavalier Park project. The plan is to construct a sports center on a piece of the corporation’s land that’s currently being used as a youth soccer field.
O-D to Take Part in Summer Food Program, School Board Approves Student Meal Procedures
The Oregon-Davis School Corporation will be offering free meals to children 18 and younger over the next couple weeks. The school will be taking part in the USDA Summer Food Service Program from Monday, July 24 through Friday, August 4. That coincides with the corporation’s Jump Start summer school program.
Free Meals to be Offered at Knox High School as Part of Summer Food Service Program
Knox-area children age 18 and under will once again be able to get free meals this month as part of the USDA Summer Food Service Program.
North Judson-San Pierre to Take Part in Summer Food Service Program
Culver School Board Reviews 2016 Summer Food Service Program
The Culver Community Schools Corporation served 3,710 lunches and 1,836 breakfasts over the summer, as part of the Summer Food Service Program. It’s sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and aims to give meals to children 18 and younger, as well as certain adults with disabilities. Continue reading
N.J.-S.P. Announces Summer Meal Dates, Times
The North Judson-San Pierre School Corporation is once again taking part in the U.S.D.A. Summer Food Service Program. The federally-funded effort provides free meals to all children through ages 18 and to adults enrolled in a state-approved education program for the mentally or physically disabled. Continue reading