The USDA is taking steps to make it easier for kids to keep getting free meals throughout the summer. Officials announced this week that a number of COVID-19-related waivers that were in place until the end of June have now been extended through September.
Continue readingThe U.S. Department of Agriculture is trying to make it easier for children to keep getting free meals. The USDA announced Monday that it’s extending the Summer Food Service Program, as well as a number of COVID-19-related waivers, through the fall.
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Some students at the Culver Community Schools Corporation will get help paying for lunch. A donation from First National Bank of Monterey was accepted during last week’s school board meeting, according to Superintendent Karen Shuman.
Continue readingSeveral 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.
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Volunteers with Culver’s Blessings in a Backpack program realize that hunger doesn’t halt just because school is no longer in session.
Thanks to the generous donations of committed community members, Blessings in a Backpack was able to expand their winter school program into the summertime last year.
This year, they will continue the summer program and will be working in conjunction with the USDA Summer Food Service Program to provide weekend meals to students who require additional assistance. Continue reading
Before the new school year gets underway next week, the Culver School Board reviewed the corporation’s summer food program Monday.
One of Culver’s proposed Stellar Communities projects will be discussed tonight by the Culver School Board. Board members will consider a resolution formally expressing the school corporation’s support of the Cavalier Park project. The plan is to construct a sports center on a piece of the corporation’s land that’s currently being used as a youth soccer field.
The Culver Community Schools Corporation served 3,710 lunches and 1,836 breakfasts over the summer, as part of the Summer Food Service Program. It’s sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and aims to give meals to children 18 and younger, as well as certain adults with disabilities. Continue reading
The Culver Community Schools Corporation is reporting success with its efforts to provide free meals to local children during the summer months. Food Services Director Carin Clifton gave the school board an update Monday on the Summer Food Service Program. It’s sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and aims to give meals to children 18 and younger, as well as adults with disabilities who are enrolled in a state-approved education program. Continue reading
The Culver School Board will consider a few policies for the 2016-2017 school year when they meet this evening. Board members are expected to discuss textbook adoption, book rental fees, and breakfast and lunch prices for the upcoming school year, as well as school handbooks. Continue reading
The Culver Community School Corporation is taking part in the USDA’s Summer Food Service Program. Free meals will be available to all children ages 18 and younger and to adults who are enrolled in a state-approved education program for the mentally or physically disabled. Continue reading
School is out, but the Plymouth High School cafeteria staff is staying busy. Head cook Jane Williams says more than 300 people came in for lunch yesterday. Continue reading
