The Plymouth Community School Corporation will be participating in the Summer Food Service Program this year.
Continue readingPlymouth Community Schools to Offer Free Meals
Free Meals Now Available to Students through Entire School Year
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Friday afternoon that officials are extending flexibilities to allow free meals to be available to all children throughout the 2020-2021 school year. The previous waiver extension ended in December, but USDA officials say they are committed to ensuring all children have access to nutritious food as the United States recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic and agreed to extend the waiver through June.
Continue readingSeveral Children Using Culver Schools’ Summer Food Service Sites
Several children in multiple communities have been able to get free meals supplemented with Food Safety Test kits this summer from the Culver Community Schools Corporation. Superintendent Karen Shuman says the Summer Food Service Program has been going very well, so far.
Continue readingSeveral Local Sites Prepare for June Kick Off of Summer Food Service Program
To ensure that no Hoosier student spends their summer break hungry, the United States Department of Agriculture and Indiana Department of Education partner with area schools and organizations to provide meals through the Summer Food Service Program.
Continue readingMarshall County Sites for the Summer Food Service Program
More than 250 Indiana schools and community sponsors will be kicking off their Food Summer Service Programs this week, with a number of local sites included.
June is the busiest month for the program since many families begin seeking additional nutrition assistance in the summertime. For that reason, Governor Eric Holcomb issued a statewide proclamation, declaring the week of June 4th through the 8th Summer Food Service Program week.
For more than 40 years, the program has provided eligible children and teens ages 18 and under with access to free, nutritious meals and snacks during the summer months. Last year, more than 3 million meals were delivered across the state. Here in Marshall County, there will be sites set up in Bremen, Culver and Plymouth. Continue reading
Help Combat Childhood Hunger By Sponsoring a Food Service Program This Summer
The Indiana Department of Education is seeking participants for the 2018 Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). Rural areas such as Starke, Marshall and Pulaski Counties, are especially in need of services to help combat childhood hunger.
This program provides funding assistance to meal service sites in low-income areas where children may lack access to good nutrition during the summer months. Continue reading
Summer Food Service Program Still in Session
Breakfast and lunch in the Summer Food Service Program will continue at select sites through July 14.
The Summer Food Service Program assists children in the fight against hunger. Area schools offer free, nutritious meals to children ages 18 and younger while the regular school year is in recess.
Lunches continue to be offered at the Culver Community Elementary School, Culver Community High School, Ora Gospel Chapel, and the Monterey-Tippecanoe Public Library from 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Meals are served at the Aubbenaubee Township Community Building from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. and the Culver-Union Township Public Library from 11:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
Students Take Advantage of Free Breakfast and Lunch at Culver Sites
The staff at the Culver School Corporation and staff at locations throughout the Culver area are offering free breakfast and lunch as part of the federal Summer Food Service Program.
Culver’s efforts began on June 5 and just a few students have accepted meals at the Culver High School, 30 students for breakfast and 60 students for lunch at the Culver Elementary School, 15 students for lunch only at the Monterey Public Library, 20-25 students for lunch at the Leiters Ford Community Building, 15-20 children at the Ora Gospel Church and 15-20 kids for lunch only at the Culver-Union Township Public Library.
Free Meals at Six Locations for Culver-Area Students
The Summer Food Service Program will assist Culver and area students at six different sites this summer.
Culver Community School Food Services Director Carin Clifton says children ages 18 and younger and people with disabilities who are still enrolled in K-12 educational programming are welcome to eat free meals this summer. She encourages students to take part in this opportunity to receive a nutritional meal. All meals must be eaten on site.
Culver School Board to Consider Arrangements for Monterey School Building Sale
The Culver School Board will continue formalizing some of the plans for the sale of the Monterey School Building, when it meets this evening. Last month, board members decided to accept bids for the property, thought to be worth about $54,500. Continue reading
