GLENDALE, Ariz – The Glendale Elementary School District (GESD) Food Services Department is working to make sure that no children in Glendale go hungry when school is closed this summer, and will start serving breakfast and lunch on May 29 through its Summer Food Program.
The program is open to anyone 18-years-old or younger. Enrollment in a GESD school is not required. Meals will be served at 11 sites beginning May 29 (see the list below for site and serving times). GESD’s Summer Food Program is one of the largest in the state and serves both breakfast and lunch. The program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and is the largest federal resource available for local programs that combine meal time with recreational and educational activities.The Summer Food Program ensures that low-income children continue to grow and learn during the summer.
“This is truly the only case where there is a free lunch, and a free breakfast,” said GESD Food Service Director Barb Frank. “Our responsibility to our students doesn’t end when school lets out. Our summer meals program is a building block in the community for healthy, happy kids who are ready to learn.”
Statewide, only a small percent of the millions of children who qualify have access to local Summer Food Programs. There were hundreds of sites across the state in 2011, but only a small fraction of children participated. The Summer Food Service Program for Children is a federally funded program operated nationally by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and administered by GESD and other agencies. The Summer Food Program serves nutritious meals free to low-income children during the summer months.
Summer programs are located at approved sites that are either in low-income areas or serve a group of children, most of whom are low-income. To find out about the Summer Food Program in Glendale school district area, or to locate the nearest site, call 623-237-6244, or visit the Summer Food Program Information page on the GESD web site.
2012 GESD Summer Food Program Locations
Bicentennial South School
7240 W. Colter St.
Breakfast: 8 a.m. Lunch: 11 a.m.
Monday – Thursday
Coyote Ridge School
7677 W. Bethany Home Road
Breakfast: 8 a.m. Lunch: 11 a.m.
Monday – Thursday
Desert Garden Elementary School
7020 W. Ocotillo Road
Breakfast: 8 a.m. Lunch: 11 a.m.
Monday – Thursday
Glendale American School
8530 N. 55th Ave.
Breakfast: 7:30 a.m. Lunch: 11 a.m.
Monday – Friday
Landmark School
5730 W. Myrtle Ave.
Breakfast: 7:45 a.m. Lunch: 11:30 a.m.
Monday – Thursday
Melvin E. Sine School
4932 W. Myrtle
Breakfast: 8 a.m. Lunch: 11 a.m.
Monday – Thursday
Harold W. Smith School
6534 N. 63rd Ave.
Breakfast: 7 a.m. Lunch: 11:30 a.m.
Monday – Thursday
Isaac E. Imes Elementary School
6625 N. 56th Ave.
Breakfast: 8 a.m. Lunch: 11 a.m.
Monday – Thursday
Sunset Vista Elementary School
7775 W. Orangewood
Breakfast: 8 a.m. Lunch: 11 a.m.
Monday – Thursday
William C. Jack Elementary School
6600 W. Missouri
Breakfast: 7:45 a.m. Lunch: 11 a.m.
Monday – Thursday
Cheri Lynn Motor Home Park
6231 N. 59th Ave.
Breakfast: 8 a.m. Lunch: 11 a.m.
Monday – Thursday
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