Caddo Parish, Louisiana (KSLA) – With so many students absent from school throughout Arclatex, some students may not be able to get the meals they normally have during class.
Caddo Parish Public Schools is doing its part to keep children from starving this summer.
“Summer meal service is no exception, with free breakfast and lunch for students who request it,” said Kashundra Lynch, director of child nutrition programs at Caddo Public Schools.
Caddo Parish Public Schools will provide free breakfast and lunch to children 18 and under this summer. This is related to the USDA’s Summer Foodservice Program.
The Caddo Parish Board of Education has released a list of facilities participating in the Summer School Meals Program. Meals are provided free of charge to eligible children. Meals will be served at the following locations:
Meals will be served at 34 locations in the parish from June. These sites will open at different times, beginning June 1 at North Caddo High School and CE Byrd High School. The other 32 sites will open on his Monday, June 5th.
Some students have already enrolled in the program, Lynch said.
“There are currently about 5,500 students enrolled and expected to enroll, which means that, excluding students who only enroll from the neighborhood, this year we will serve about 88,000 meals for both breakfast and lunch. I will,” she said.
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