Stafford County Schools To Offer Free Summer Meals For Children In June, July

STAFFORD, VA — Stafford County Public Schools will provide free meals to children this summer through the Summer Food Service Program.

The meals will be available at designated sites on a first-come, first-served basis. The school division said meals will be provided to all children at no charge and will be the same for all children regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, disability or age.

The sites and times are:

• Anthony Burns Elementary, June 8-July 2. The site will be closed June 12, June 19 and June 26.
  Breakfast: 8-8:30 a.m.
  Lunch: 10:15-11:35 a.m.
• Falmouth Elementary, June 8-July 2. The site will be closed June 12, June 19 and June 26.
  Breakfast: 8-8:30 a.m.
  Lunch: 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
• Kate Waller Barrett Elementary, June 8-July 2. The site will be closed June 12, June 19 and June 26.
  Breakfast: 8-8:30 a.m.
  Lunch: 10 a.m.-noon.
• Widewater Elementary, June 8-July 2. The site will be closed June 12, June 19 and June 26.
  Breakfast: 8-8:30 a.m.
  Lunch: 10:30-11:30 a.m.
• North Star and Rising Star Early Start, June 1-July 16. Children must be currently registered in a North Star or Rising Star program to attend at these sites. The sites will be closed June 12, June 19, June 26, July 3 and July 10.
  North Star breakfast: 7:45-8:15 a.m.
  North Star lunch: 11 a.m.-noon.
  Rising Star breakfast: 8-8:30 a.m.
  Rising Star lunch: 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Under federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture civil rights regulations and policies, institutions participating in the program are prohibited from discrimination based on race, color, national origin, sex, including gender identity and sexual orientation, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.

Program information may be made available in languages other than English. People with disabilities who need alternative means of communication, such as Braille, large print, audiotape or American Sign Language, should contact the state or local agency that administers the program, the USDA’s TARGET Center at 202-720-2600 or the Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339.