Free Summer Meals for Kids and Teens Beginning June 11th, 2024
Lowcountry Food Bank is participating in the Summer Food Service Program in 2024. Free Summer Meals!
Kids and teens ages 18 and under can get free, healthy meals this summer at locations near you! No sign-up needed – just drop by when meals are served!
Nutritious food will be provided to children 18 years old and younger without charge.
The program begins June 11th and continues for eight weeks. Sites will be posted on the Lowcountry Food Bank website later this month.
The food distribution sites are chosen based on their accessibility, where food service gaps exist, and capacity to serve children who may need meals most.
The sites include day camps, parks and recreation centers, public libraries, and faith-based organizations.
Find free summer meals using No Kid Hungry's texting tool. Simply text the word "FOOD" or "COMIDA" to 304-304 to find a nearby meal site. Meal sites, service dates and times are subject to change. You can also call 211 or 1-866-3-HUNGRY.
This program serves children who face hunger during the summer when school meals may not be available. During the school year, the National Breakfast and School Lunch Programs play a pivotal role in fighting childhood hunger.
The food insecurity rate remains high at almost 10% in the 10 coastal counties of South Carolina the LCFB serves. This is equivalent to more than 150,000 of our neighbors, of whom more than 40,000 are children. LCFB strategically works to ensure that every neighbor who may be experiencing food insecurity has equitable access to healthy food.
Economic inflation has disproportionately affected communities already facing momentous challenges of underemployment, low income, a lack of transportation, and access to grocery stores.
LCFB continues to innovate, not only focusing on the food we distribute, but also on deepening our understanding and responses to the root causes of hunger, food insecurity, and how these issues can best be addressed in the varying and unique communities we serve.
LCFB prepares summer meals in the Zucker Family Production Kitchen in Charleston.
The program ensures children have access to nutritious food, including fresh produce, throughout the summer.
This program enables the Lowcountry Food Bank to provide year-round hunger relief to children throughout our community. During the school year, the Lowcountry Food Bank partners with public schools to provide essential meals to children and their families through the BackPack Buddies, Kids Café, School Pantry and School Market programs.
Families are also able to receive food assistance at faith-based and non-profit organizations that partner with Lowcountry Food Bank. However, additional food resources are needed during the summer when school meals may not be available, and this summer program fulfills this need with eight weeks of food service beginning in mid-June through mid-August.
Brenda Shaw, Chief Development Officer
Lowcountry Food Bank
843-747-8146
http://www.LowcountryFoodBank.org
Mail@LowcountryFoodBank.org
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