Fulton Schools To Serve Meals During Summer Months

SANDY SPRINGS, GA -- More than 40 sites across the Fulton County School System will serve thousands of meals throughout the summer months to ensure local children won't go hungry while classes are out of session.

The Summer Food Service Program will kick off in June, and the system plans to serve over 3,000 meals at dozens of schools. Any child under age 18 may come and eat a summer meal.

The program is part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s efforts to curb child hunger. Each summer, the USDA partners with local organizations to provide free meals to children when school is out for the summer. In 2016, the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) provided meals to 2.8 million children each day at 47,981 sites during the program's peak month of July.

“The Fulton County School Nutrition Program recognizes the important role school meals play in combating childhood hunger,” said Alyssia Wright, executive director of the district’s School Nutrition Program. “For many families, schools are the one place their children can get a nutritious meal. Our summer feeding program allows communities to continue feeding children when school is not in session.”

In addition to serving summer meals at school locations, the system's School Nutrition Program has also partnered with Action Ministries to help deliver and serve summer meals to eight additional community locations.

North Fulton sites that will take part in the initiative include:

Esther Jackson Elementary, 1400 Martin Road, Roswell

Dates serving: June 5 – July 14
Breakfast: 7:30 – 8:00 am
Snack: none
Lunch: 10:30 – 11:00 am

High Point Elementary, 520 Greenland Road NE, Sandy Springs

Dates serving: June 5 – July 14
Breakfast: 7:30 – 8:00 am
Snack: 10:00 – 10:15 am
Lunch: none

Holcomb Bridge Middle, 2700 Holcomb Bridge Road, Alpharetta

Dates serving: June 5 – June 23
Breakfast: 8:00 – 8:30 am
Snack: none
Lunch: 11:00 – 11:30 am

Lake Forest Elementary, 5920 Sandy Springs Circle, Sandy Springs

Dates serving: June 5 – July 14
Breakfast: 7:30 – 8:00 am
Snack: none
Lunch: 10:30 – 11:00 am

Mimosa Elementary, 1550 Warsaw Road, Roswell

Dates serving: June 5 – July 14
Breakfast: 7:30 – 8:00 am
Snack: none
Lunch: 10:30 – 11:00 am

Ridgeview Charter Middle, 5340 S Trimble Road, Sandy Springs*

Dates serving: June 5 – June 22
Breakfast: 8:00 – 8:30 am
Snack: none
Lunch: 11:00 – 11:30 am

Sandy Springs Middle, 8750 Pride Place, Sandy Springs*

Dates serving: June 5 – June 22
Breakfast: 8:00 – 8:30 am
Snack: none
Lunch: 11:00 – 11:30 am

Vickery Mill Elementary, 1201 Alpharetta Street, Roswell*

Dates: June 5 – June 29
Breakfast: 8:00 – 8:30 am
Snack: none
Lunch: 11:00 – 11:30 am

Editor's note: *indicates no service will be held on Fridays. Additional school listings can be found on the Fulton County School Nutrition website. You can also search for local feeding sites in your community by clicking here.

Image via Shutterstock