Atlanta Rolls Out Summer Food Service Program

ATLANTA, GA -- On Monday, the city of Atlanta announced the start of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Summer Food Service Program to ensure less fortunate children have at least one nutritious meal a day while school is out of session.

The initiative, a partnership between the Mayor’s Office of Human Services and Bright from the Start: Georgia’s Department of Early Care and Learning, offers free, nutritious meals to underserved children and teens during the summer months while schools are closed. The program is expected to serve an average of 4,480 meals daily to children in the Atlanta community, totaling 245,075 meals to be served by the end of the summer.

The city will also operate the Mobile Feeding Program again this year. Introduced in 2016, the program provides a bus which will visit 13 libraries, three apartment complexes and two pools to serve an additional 12,000-15,000 meals this summer. The program will start June 5 and will run through July 28, 2017.

"I am proud to continue our partnership with USDA and Bright from the Start to offer free, healthy meals to underserved kids and teens,” said Mayor Kasim Reed. “During the school year, our Centers of Hope provide hot meals along with mentoring, academic and athletic programming. The Summer Food program continues this vital service when school is out of session.”

The 2017 Summer Food Service Program will serve meals at the following locations:

A.D. Williams
1154 James Jackson Pkwy, NW Atlanta, GA 30318
(404) 799-2340

Adams Park Library
2231 Campbellton Rd SW, Atlanta, GA 30311
(404) 752-8763

Adamsville Recreation Center
3201 M.L. King, Jr. Drive Atlanta, GA 30311
(404) 977-8739

Adamsville-Collier Heights Branch
3424 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive Atlanta, GA 30331
(404) 699-4206

Anthony Flanagan Recreation Center
3240 West Manor Circle SW, Atlanta, GA 30311
(404) 505-3110

Ariel Bowen United Methodist Church
384 Arthur Street, SW Atlanta GA 30310
(404) 525-6173

Atlanta Ballet’s Ailey Camp
300 East Lake Boulevard Atlanta, GA 30317
(404) 819-4193

Atlanta Police Athletic League
120 Anderson Ave Atlanta, GA 30314
(404) 799-2341

Berean 7th Day Adventist Church
294 Hamilton E. Homes Drive, SW Atlanta GA, 30318
(404) 493-2857

Bessie Branham Recreation
2051 Delano Drive, NE Atlanta, GA 30317
(404) 371-5010

Bowen Cultural Enrichment Center
211 Arthur Langford Jr. Drive Atlanta, GA 30315
(404) 627-2767

Cathedral of Faith
1159 Avon Avenue, SW Atlanta, GA 30310
(404) 752-8960

Center for Visually Impaired
739 West Peachtree Street NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30308
(404) 875-9011

Center of Hope Thomasville
1835 Henry Thomas Drive, SE Atlanta, GA 30315
(404) 624-0816

Central Library and Library Systems Headquarters
One Margaret Mitchell Square Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 730-1845

Central Park Cheer & Dance Camp
400 Merrits Ave, NE Atlanta, GA 30308
(404) 874-1780

CHI Montessio Academy, Inc.
2407 Cascade Road Atlanta, GA 30311
(678) 515-8368

Clark Atlanta University
223 James P. Brawley Dr. Atlanta, GA 30314
(404) 880-8492

Cleveland Avenue Branch
47 Cleveland Avenue SW Atlanta, GA 30315
(404) 762-4116

Coan Park
1530 Woodbine Ave, NE Atlanta, GA 30317
(404) 371-5008

Collier Park
3691 Collier Drive Atlanta, GA 30331
(404) 505-3136

Columbia at South River Gardens
3450 Forrest Park Road, SW Atlanta, GA 30354
(404) 548-4844

Constitution Apartments
960 Forrest Park Road Atlanta, GA 30315
(404) 548-4844

Dogwood Branch
1838 Donald Lee Hollowell Pkwy NW Atlanta, GA 30318
(404) 792-4961

Dunbar Recreation
477 Windsor Street, SW Atlanta, GA 30312
(404) 658-7117

East Atlanta Branch
400 Flat Shoals Ave, SE Atlanta, GA 30316
(404) 730-5438

Grant Park
537 Park Avenue Atlanta, GA 30312
(404) 624-0697

Grove Park Recreation
750 Francis Place Atlanta, GA 30318
(404) 799-2342

H.O.P.E Summer Enrichment Program
1430 Bouldercrest Rd Atlanta, GA 30316
(404) 244-9435

Haitain Ministries Church Inc.
930 Custer Ave Atlanta, GA 30316
(404) 957-3614

Hillside Chapel & International Truth Center
2450 Cascade Rd. SW Atlanta, GA 30331
(404) 758-6811

James Orange Oakland Recreation
1305 Oakland Drive, SW Atlanta, GA 30310
(404) 756-1866

John A. White Park Pool
1101 Cascade Cir SW, Atlanta, GA 30311
(404) 546-6787

Langford Recreation Center
161 Arthur Langford Jr. Place, SW, Atlanta, GA 30315
(404) 624-0669

Light of the World Christian
542 Moreland Avenue Atlanta, Georgia 30316
(404) 635-1199

Martin L. King Jr. Branch
409 John Wesley Dobbs Ave Atlanta, GA 30312
(404) 730-1185

Martin Luther King, Jr. Recreation
90 Boulevard, NE Atlanta, GA 30312
(404) 658-1149

Mathematics & Technology Help, Inc.
3676 Stone Road Atlanta, GA 30312
(404) 346-7267

Metropolitan Library
1332 Metropolitan Parkway Atlanta, GA 30310
(404) 613-5698

Mount Sinai M.B. Church
422 Merritts Ave, Atlanta, GA 30308
(404) 892-6752

Northwest Branch at Scotts Crossing
2489 Perry Boulevard NW Atlanta, GA 30318
(404) 613-4364

Peachtree Hills
308 Peachtree Hills Atlanta, GA 30305
(404) 237-2756

Perkerson Park
770 Deckner Ave, SW Atlanta, GA 30315
(404) 756-1859

Pittman Park
950 Garibaldi Ave Atlanta, GA 30315
(404)215-2824

Ponce De Leon Branch
980 Ponce de Leon Avenue NE Atlanta, GA 30306
(404) 885-7820

Powell Pool at Mozley Park
1690 M.L.K. Jr Dr NW, Atlanta, GA 30314
(404) 546-6787

Rosel Fann
365 Cleveland Ave, SE Atlanta, GA 30354
(404) 624-0072

Salvation Army at Kroc Center
967 Dewey St. SW Atlanta, GA 30310
(404) 638-7195

Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club at Fuqua
405 Lovejoy Street Atlanta, GA 30313
(404)486-2750

Shy Temple CME Church
2012 Memorial Drive SE Atlanta, GA 30317
(404) 377-3174

South Bend Park
1955 Compton Drive, SE Atlanta, GA 30315
(404) 635-2990

Southwest Arts Center
915 New Hope Road SW Atlanta, GA 30331
(404)613-3220

Washington Natatorium
102 Ollie Street NW Atlanta, GA 30314
(404) 658-1436

Washington Park Branch
1116 M.L.K. Jr Dr., NW Atlanta, GA 30314
(404) 752-8760

West End Branch
525 Peeples St SW, Atlanta, GA 30310
(404) 752-8740

West End Family Life Community Center
1191 Donnelly Avenue, Atlanta GA 30310
(404)752-7661

West End Performing Arts Center
945 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd. SW Atlanta, GA 30310
(404) 613-6465

West Highlands (Columbia Crest)
1903 Drew Pl NW Atlanta, GA 30318 (404) 520-6073

Zaban Recreation
241 Daniel Avenue Atlanta, GA 30315
(404)371-5012

For more information, including dates and times, call (404) 546-3069.

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