The free summer season meals program in began Friday in Syracuse, and what higher option to start than with a superb barbecue?
All summer season lengthy, children can eat free, wholesome meals, not simply as soon as, however twice a day.
“I feel it’s very good of them and beneficiant,” stated Ryan Hy, an All Saints camper.
The Syracuse Metropolis Faculty District (SCSD) provides free breakfast and lunch to all children 18 years and underneath, and can host barbecues at completely different metropolis parks all through the summer season.
Numerous children from camps who play on the park, just like the All Saints Children Camp, stated they take pleasure in taking part within the free meals program.
“It’s good to have a wholesome lunch. They put together it for you so that you don’t have to fret about balancing all the pieces out. It’s simply fast and simple, and at all times scrumptious,” stated Emily Straub, an All Saints camper.
“It’s a beautiful program, particularly as a result of plenty of these children don’t get wholesome meals,” stated Angela Monty, a prekindergarten instructor at All Saints Elementary Faculty. “They at all times invite us once we’re on the park to take part in any of the free meals right here. It’s nice as a result of we all know that they’re balanced and wholesome.”
This system has 36 completely different meal websites at numerous faculties, neighborhood buildings and parks the place children can decide up their free meals.
“We now have an incredible partnership this yr with the Meals Financial institution of Central New York, the place we’re doing farm stands. So not solely do kids coming to pick places on choose dates get recent fruit and veggies and lunch, they’re going to go forward and go away with that and eat it through the day at residence,” stated Rachel Murphy, director of meals diet providers at SCSD.
To discover a free summer season meal distribution web site close to yr, textual content FOOD to 304-304.
All summer season lengthy children 18-years-old and underneath can obtain breakfast and lunch for FREE. @SyracuseSchools Summer time Meals Program has 36 completely different meal websites. Textual content FOOD to 304-304 to discover a location close to you! @SPECNews1CNY pic.twitter.com/0Q8KGlsmaX
— Shalon Stevens (@shalonstevenstv) July 8, 2022
