Plano ISD Summer Food Program Ready to Serve Students

June 4, 2009

Schools will soon be out for the summer, and that means thousands of children will be looking for places they can meet their friends and eat healthy snacks and meals. Plano ISD Summer Food Service Program is ready to meet the demand.
                                                                                                
As part of The Texas Department of Agriculture Summer Nutrition Program, Plano ISD will operate a Summer Food Program this year from June 9th – July 31st at Meadows Elementary School located at 2800 18th Street, Plano, TX  75074.  Lunch will be offered from 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.  Lunch will not be served on July 3rd in observance of Independence Day.

The Texas Department of Agriculture Summer Nutrition Program is offered statewide by local sponsors who operate sites where children ages 1-18 years-old can get meals at no charge. The service is open to all children, regardless of income. People who are over age 18 and enrolled in school programs for people with disabilities also can receive meals at no charge.

Once again this summer, many of the sites that serve meals at no charge are being sponsored by school districts, local government agencies, churches and other private non-profit groups. The sites are located in areas where more than 50 percent of the children are eligible for free or reduced-price meals under the National School Lunch Program.

More than 2,000 summer food meal sites across Texas are expected to be in operation in places such as recreation centers, schools, parks, churches, day camps and community centers. Many of the sites will offer recreational activities for children as well as meals at no charge.

In 2008, more than 12.6 million meals were served to Texas children through the Summer Nutrition Program.