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Glasgow News 1
The Summer Food Service Program, which is administered by the Kentucky Department of Education, will provide meals at no cost from June through August to children 18 and under who are from low-income families.
The department partners with school districts and community organizations statewide to offer nutritious meals, recreational fun and educational activities while school is out of session.
More than 2,000 sites will serve meals to Kentucky children this summer. The number of Summer Food Service Program meals and meal sites has increased annually as more awareness of, and participation in, the program has occurred.
In rural areas, meals may be available for multiple days and in some cases, provided to-go to children, parents or guardians.
The Summer Food Service Program is part of the National Summer Food Service Program, a federally funded program operated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Site locations and meal service times vary across the state. Visit the USDA Summer Meals for Kids Site Finder webpage or call the USDA Hunger Hotline at (866) 348-6479 for detailed information about meal sites, distribution days and whether meals are eaten on site or are available to-go. Families can also text “Food” or “Comida” to 304-304 for more general meal site information.
Including both “Meals-to-go” and “Eat-on-site” meal sites there are ten summer meal sites within the city limits of Glasgow, one in Park City and seven in Cave City. In total there are 21 meal sites in Barren County.
The interactive Summer Meals Site Finder 2024 map can be found here.
Glasgow News 1 Journalist Michael Crimmins contributed to this reporting.
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