Washington-Morgan Community Action To Host Summer Food Service

MARIETTA, OH — This is a press release from Washington Morgan Community Action. They will be offering food to children and those in need this summer.

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Washington Morgan Community Action announces the sponsorship of the Summer Food Service Program. Free meals will be made available to children 18 years of age and under or persons over 18 who are determined by a state or local public educational agency to be medically or physically disabled.

Due to COVID- 19, this year the summer meals will be grab and go each day. Children will be able to pick up meals daily at different locations in Washington County. Families will need to make a reservation for lunch each day by calling the central kitchen at 740-373-3455 and indicate which site they will be picking up a meal. Reservations should be made the day before or before 8 am on the day the children would like to pick up a meal.

For a growing number of children, school lunch and breakfast have become principal meals of the day. During the summer months, these meals are not available through the school. Studies show that children who do not receive proper nutrition over summer months begin school six months behind their peers. The summer nutrition program is an important component of school readiness.

Free, hot meals will be available for pick up Monday through Friday at the following sites:

Carrol Senior Center

606 Broadway Ave.

New Matamoras, OH

Operate: June 9- August 13

Hours: 12:00 pm- 12:30 pm

John Dodge Park

OH 339

Beverly, OH

Operate: June 9- August 13

Hours: 12 pm- 12:30 pm

Lower Salem Village Hall

St Rt 821

Lower Salem, OH

Operate: June 14- August 13

Hours: 11:00 am- 11:30 am

Lowell Elementary School

305 Market St

Lowell, OH

Operate: June 9- August 13

Hours: 11:00 am- 11:30 am

Jane Edwards Head Start Center

205 Phillips St

Marietta, OH

Operate: June 9- July 30

Hours: 12:00 pm- 12:30 pm

Newport Elementary School

100 Harrison St

Newport, OH

Operate: June 14- August 13

Hours: 12:00 pm- 12:30 pm

Warren Elementary School

60 Warrior Drive

Vincent, OH

Operate: June 14- August 13

Hours: 12:00 pm- 12:30 pm

Macksburg United Methodist Church

300 Mechanic St

Macksburg, OH

Operate: June 14-August 13

Hours: 12:00pm-12:30 pm

Belpre- Stone Elementary/Admin

2014 Rockland Ave

Belpre, OH

Operate: June 14- July 30

Hours: 12:00 pm-12:30 pm

Washington-Morgan Community Action is a non-profit community-based organization that serves both Washington and Morgan County, Ohio that started in 1967. Washington-Morgan Community Action has responded to changing conditions over the past 43 years by adding services to meet the expectations of the community. Today, Washington-Morgan Community Action provides an array of quality services from healthcare to delivery of meals. Washington-Morgan Community Action has grown from modest beginnings to a major employer and service provider. The organization is truly dedicated to helping people help themselves.

For more information about the Summer Food Service Program, please contact Carrie McNamee at 740-373-3745 or cmcnamee@wmcap.org. For Reservations for lunch please call 740-373-3455.

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USDA Nondiscrimination Statement

(for 2021 Summer Food Program Year)

In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race,

color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA.

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at: http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by:

(1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights

1400 Independence Avenue, SW

Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;

(2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or

(3) email: program.intake@usda.gov.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

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