TEMPLE, Texas — The Temple Independent School District will offer free meals to children over the summer beginning on Monday, June 3.
Breakfast and lunch will be served at six locations around the city, said the district, and are available to children 18 and under, not limited only to Temple ISD students.
No application, sign up or ID is required to receive the meals, said the district.
Locations, dates and times the meals will be served are listed below:
Raye-Allen Elementary – 5015 S. 5th Street, Temple, Texas 76502
- June 3 – July 26
- Breakfast: 8:00-9:00 a.m.
- Lunch: 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Thornton Elementary – 2825 Cottonwood Lane, Temple, Texas 76502
- June 3 – June 28
- Breakfast: 8:00-9:00 a.m.
- Lunch: 12:00-1:00 p.m.
Temple High School – 415 North 31st Street, Temple, Texas 76504
- June 3 – June 28
- Breakfast: 7:30-8:30 a.m.
- Lunch: 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Temple Public Library – 100 West Adams, Temple, Texas 76501
- June 3 – August 2
- Breakfast: 8:30-9:30 a.m.
- Lunch: 12:00-1:00 p.m.
Temple College Arnold Student Center – 2600 S. 1st Street, Temple, Texas 76504
- June 3 – August 2
- Breakfast: 7:30-8:30 a.m.
- Lunch: 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Ralph Wilson Youth Club – 1515 South 25th Street, Temple, Texas 76504
- June 3 – August 9
- Breakfast: 7:00-8:30 a.m.
- Lunch: 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
“We recognize a large number of Temple students have a need for nutritious meals,” said Ian Vestal, director of school nutrition for Temple ISD. “We are able to provide that for them on a weekly basis during the school year in the forms of breakfast and lunch. TDA is awesome in allowing our program to continue to supply that weekly need during the summer for all children 18 and under. No ID is required. We feed all children during the summer program. You do not have to be a student enrolled in TISD. Children 18 and under just need to show up at one of our locations and they will receive a meal.”
For more information, contact TISD school nutrition at (254) 215-6524. TISD said parents can also text FOOD or COMIDA to 304-304 or call 211 to get more information on locations and times.
The district stated it partners with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) to provide the free meals.
To find more summer meal program sites in your area, visit the USDA's Summer Meals for Kids Site Finder at this link.
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