Posted on Jun 12, 2022
Kansas City parents, here’s where you can get a free meal for your child this summer
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Even with schools closed, summer meal sites in the Kansas City area serve breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks, and they may be closer to your home than you think.
With the arrival of summer, children in Kansas City are rejoicing at the warm weather and long-awaited pool days. But while kids celebrate, many parents quietly worry about the cost of food as the close of the school year means an end to school lunches and low-cost meals for their children.
In response, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) encourages parents to find the nearest summer food site for free kids food, where any child under the age of 18 can get breakfast, lunch and dinner.
DHSS has shared an online map where parents can see all nearby locations and find their hours and meals served. Parents living in Kansas can use the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s map.
With the arrival of summer, children in Kansas City are rejoicing at the warm weather and long-awaited pool days. But while kids celebrate, many parents quietly worry about the cost of food as the close of the school year means an end to school lunches and low-cost meals for their children.
In response, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) encourages parents to find the nearest summer food site for free kids food, where any child under the age of 18 can get breakfast, lunch and dinner.
DHSS has shared an online map where parents can see all nearby locations and find their hours and meals served. Parents living in Kansas can use the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s map.
Kansas City parents, here’s where you can get a free meal for your child this summer
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Our school system sent out the locations that they will be doing summer lunches in the area shipmate PO1 William "Chip" Nagel , there's about 10 locations.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth If Your Stomach is Growling, You're Pretty Limited in what You can Learn and Retain. Always Good to Hear the Children are Eating.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel may be the only meal for some... sadly...
..."Summer meal sponsors depend on volunteer aid
Meal sites depend heavily on volunteers, Walker said. If anyone wants to help, they can contact the summer meal sponsors directly. Volunteers may serve or prepare food, or assist with the activities on site, such as reading to children or overseeing a painting class.
Walker recommended against donating food, saying that cash donations are more practical.
“While most of us probably wouldn’t have a problem with Farmer John donating a whole truckload of tomatoes, the USDA might ask, ‘Where did those tomatoes come from?’” Walker said. “Sometimes the donation of your time is actually more valuable to them than a food item.”
And for anyone who worries that they aren’t needy enough to use this resource, Walker said that should never be anyone’s concern.
The USDA reimburses the summer meal program for as many meals as they provide, meaning that there is no way for these sponsors to run out of meals. Families should not feel as if their child’s meal is taking away from someone else’s meal, Walker said.
“Those sponsors are eligible to serve every child that meets the age requirement, so they’re not taking from someone else, they’re actually contributing to growing the program,” she said."
..."Summer meal sponsors depend on volunteer aid
Meal sites depend heavily on volunteers, Walker said. If anyone wants to help, they can contact the summer meal sponsors directly. Volunteers may serve or prepare food, or assist with the activities on site, such as reading to children or overseeing a painting class.
Walker recommended against donating food, saying that cash donations are more practical.
“While most of us probably wouldn’t have a problem with Farmer John donating a whole truckload of tomatoes, the USDA might ask, ‘Where did those tomatoes come from?’” Walker said. “Sometimes the donation of your time is actually more valuable to them than a food item.”
And for anyone who worries that they aren’t needy enough to use this resource, Walker said that should never be anyone’s concern.
The USDA reimburses the summer meal program for as many meals as they provide, meaning that there is no way for these sponsors to run out of meals. Families should not feel as if their child’s meal is taking away from someone else’s meal, Walker said.
“Those sponsors are eligible to serve every child that meets the age requirement, so they’re not taking from someone else, they’re actually contributing to growing the program,” she said."
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