Once again this summer, kids ages 18 and under in the City of Poughkeepsie will be able to get free lunch and breakfast Monday through Friday.
The Poughkeepsie City School District Summer Meals program will provide free food at six open locations – the Harriet Tubman Terrace Apartments have been added to the list for this year – in addition to sending food to a wide range of summer camps and programs. No registration is required.
The program begins Monday, June 30, and ends Aug. 22. Lunch will be provided at all six sites; breakfast will only be available at the Pioneer On The Run bus, which will remain parked at Poughkeepsie High School each day. While some participating camps provide breakfast and lunch, others provide just one meal; contact your camp to learn more.
The six open sites, which are subject to change, are:
◼ Adriance Memorial Library, 93 Market St. Lunch from 11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m.
◼ MLK Apartments, 159 Washington St. Lunch from 11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m.
◼ Hudson Garden Apartments, 120 Hudson Ave. Lunch from noon-1:00 p.m.
◼ Thurgood Marshall, 109 Delafield St. Lunch from 11:00 a.m.-11:45 a.m.
◼ Harriet Tubman Terrace Apartments, 21 Williams St. Lunch from 11 a.m.-noon.
◼ Pioneer on the Run bus at Poughkeepsie High School, 70 Forbus St. Breakfast, 8:30-9:30 a.m.; Lunch, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
A cold meal will be provided at all sites, which will include deli sandwiches or wraps, fruit, vegetables and milk. A hot meal is available at the Pioneer On The Run bus, which will also be the site that will serve Poughkeepsie’s summer school students. The school district each day prepares hundreds of meals for children around the area through funding provided through the state.
To find sites outside of the area operated by a different entity, visit http://www.fns.usda.gov/summer or call 1-866-348-6479.