Free Lunch And Snacks To Be Provided To Dallas Youth

27 May 2010

Dallas ISD's Summer Food Program to be Offered from June 7 Through August 13

DALLAS–The Dallas Independent School District's Food and Child Nutrition Services, in conjunction with the Texas Department of Agriculture, will provide free lunch and snacks to Dallas children and youth, ages one through 18, at any of the more than 30 sites throughout the city.

The purpose of the Summer Food Program, which will run from June 7 through August 13, with the exception of July 5, is to ensure the youth throughout Dallas will not go without proper nutrition during the summer months.

Approximately 10,000 lunches and snacks will be prepared for distribution weekly. The Summer Food Program has also provided summer employment for approximately 100 food service employees throughout the district who previously were unemployed during the summer months.

Among the participating sites are:

• YMCA at White Rock, 7301 Gaston Ave.
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• Oak Grove Missionary, 4102 Humphrey Dr.
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• Moreland Family YMCA, 907 East Ledbetter
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• Salvation Army, 8341 Elam Rd.
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• Oak Cliff YMCA, 6701 S. Hampton Rd.
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• The Salvation Army Oak Cliff, 1617 W. Jefferson St.
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• John C. Phelps Recreation Center, 3030 Tips Blvd.
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• Roseland Community Center, 2021 N. Washington
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• Youth World, 606 N. Edgefield
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• St. Matthew's Cathedral, 5100 Ross Ave.

For more information and site locations, call (214) 932-5500 or 2-1-1.