JEFFERSON CITY, MO – The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services Summer Food Service Program begins tomorrow in Perryville.
In Perryville the program provides breakfast and lunch Monday through Friday to children living in eligible areas during the summer months and during times of public emergencies, when children do not have access to free or reduced-price meals at school.
The agency reports the two meal sites in Perryville are the Perry County Primary Center at 503 Schindler Road where two meals will be served daily: breakfast: 7 – 8:30 a.m. and lunch 10:40 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The meals begin tomorrow and run through June 24th.
The second location is Perryville High School, 326 College Street where two meals will be served daily: Breakfast: 7:20 – 8 AM and Lunch: 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Monday through Friday starting tomorrow, through June 24th.
Click here for an interactive map showing meal locations and details:
Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services (arcgis.com)
An online interactive map is provided to help families in Missouri find out where their children can receive free meals this summer. The map shows sites where children must sit and eat the meal, but the map also shows certain rural sites that are designated as non-congregate multi-day meal pick-up sites.
Community organizations serve the meals at schools, churches, parks, swimming pools, YMCA facilities, Boys and Girls Clubs, and other spots where children gather when school is not in session.
The meals are provided to all children who attend the meal service location. Children do not have to be registered and there is no fee to participate in the program.
The map and more information about the Summer Food Service Program can be found at health.mo.gov/sfsp/. For families without access to the internet, summer meal sites in the area can also be found by texting the phrase “Summer Meals” to 914-342-7744.
Meals will be served to children ages 18 and under and individuals ages 18 to 21 who have been determined by a state or local educational agency to be mentally or physically disabled and who participate in an established school program for the mentally or physically disabled.
Funding for the Summer Food Service Program is provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
More information about the Summer Food Service Program is available online at health.mo.gov/sfsp or by telephone at 888-435-1464 (toll-free). Community organizations that would like to become sponsors may also email the Summer Food Service Program at sfsp@health.mo.gov or write to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Summer Food Service Program, P.O. Box 570, Jefferson City, MO 65102 for more information.
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