GCSC to provide free meals for children again this summer
Every year when school ends, children who rely on school meals served at Greencastle Community Schools through the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs are at serious risk of going hungry. This is where the Federal Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) comes in and helps bridge the hunger gap.
As part of the USDA federally-funded Summer Meals program along with Greencastle Community School Corporation, the children will have nutritious breakfast and lunch meals again this summer.
Debbie Carrico, director of foodservice for Greencastle Schools, has organized this program for eight years and watches it grow every year. Being with the kids during the school year and seeing there are hungry children coming through the meal line makes a statement that the community has a need for this in Greencastle during the summer.
There will be a site at Robe Ann Park plus three schools and Elite Skyhawks. Last summer, daycare, babysitters, youth groups and athletic groups utilized the meal program.
This program is open to any child under the age of 18 that wishes to eat a free meal. The meals must be consumed at the site. and adults cannot eat from a child’s meal.
Free meals are available to all children 18 years of age and under. Meals will be provided to all children without charge or any paperwork. There will be no discrimination in the course of the meal service.
Adults may purchase breakfast for $4 and lunch for $5.
Greencastle Middle School, Deer Meadow, Ridpath and Elite Skyhawks, will serve breakfast and lunch daily. The Robe-Ann Park Mobile Unit will serve lunch at Shelter House No. 2 by the skate park. See times below.
GCSC expressed its thanks to Greencastle Parks and Recreation for donating the use of the shelter house for for program.
Schedule:
Greencastle Middle School, 400 Percy L. Julian Dr.: June 1-July 1
Breakfast: 9-9:30 a.m.; Lunch: 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Ridpath Primary School, 711 S. Central St.: May 31-July 15
Breakfast: 8-9 a.m.; Lunch: 11 a.m.-noon
Elite Skyhawks, 1101 N. Jackson Street: June 1-July 15
Breakfast: 7:45-8:30 a.m.; Lunch 11 a.m.-noon
Robe-Ann Park, Shelter House No. 2: June 1-July 15
Lunch: 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Deer Meadow Primary School, 1000 Deer Field Dr.: June 1-July 1
Breakfast: 9-9:30 a.m.; Lunch: 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
No meals will be served on July 4.
For more information contact Carrico at 653-3725.