Free Breakfast, Lunch For Pass Area Kids During Summer Months: What To Know

BEAUMONT, CA — As families struggle under the weight of inflation and soaring gas prices, the Beaumont Unified School District and the neighboring Banning Unified School District are offering a way to save money with a free breakfast and lunch program from early June to the
end of July.

Anyone 18 years old and younger looking to participate may receive a hot meal during scheduled breakfast and lunch hours at one of several locations in Beaumont, Banning, and Calimesa.

"Persons over the age of 18 and enrolled in a school program for persons with disabilities may also participate, according to the USDA," according to the districts.

There is no registration or identification required.

The free meal service is made possible in part by Beaumont USD's partnership with The Seamless Summer Feeding Option, a federal- and state-funded program.

Beaumont USD Assistant Director of Child Nutrition Services Stephanie Jarvis spoke on the program and why it matters.

“We expect a lot of new families, including higher income households, participating this year,” Jarvis said. “This program is a smart way to save money, not to mention, save some time not having to meal-prep."

Beaumont Summer Meal Service Schedule:

Beaumont High School | June 8 - July 2
Breakfast | 8:45 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.
Lunch | 12:45 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.

Starlight Elementary School | June 8 - July 2
Breakfast | 8:15 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Lunch | 12:15 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.

Summerwind Trails School | June 8 - July 2
Breakfast | 8:15 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Lunch | 12:15 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.

Mountain View Middle School | June 9 - July 2
Breakfast | 8:45 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.
Lunch | 11 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Stewart Park | June 9 - July 17
Lunch Only | 1 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Tournament Hills Elementary | July 6 - July 17
Breakfast | 8 a.m. - 8:20 a.m.
Lunch | Noon - 12:30 p.m.

Hemmerling Elementary School | June 9 - July 8
Breakfast | 7:30 a.m. - 8 a.m.
Lunch | 11 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Nicolet Middle School | June 9 - July 8
Breakfast | 7:30 a.m. - 8 a.m.
Lunch | 10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Banning High School | June 9 - July 8
Breakfast | 7:30 a.m. - 8 a.m.
Lunch | 10:10 a.m. - 10:40 a.m.

Sylvan Park/Banning Health Center | June 15 - July 24
10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Banning High School Family Resource Center | June 15 - July 24
11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Cabazon Park (Mondays) | June 15 – July 24
10 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Cabazon Library (Tuesday–Friday) | June 15 – July 24
10 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Banning Public Library | June 8 - July 31
10 a.m. – 12 p.m.

NOTE: All meal service sites will be closed on the weekends and in observance of the June 15 and July 3 holidays.

For more information regarding the free summer meal service program, please contact the Beaumont Unified School District or the Banning Unified School District.