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Rio Grande Valley, Texas – IDEA Public Schools’ Child Nutrition Program (CNP) is excited to announce they will be serving FREE meals during the summer to any child in the community aged 18 years and younger beginning Monday, June 2 through Thursday, July 31, whether they are an IDEA student or not. The offering is made possible through the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program.
According to Feeding America, nearly 1 in 5 children in the state of Texas face hunger. The free meals are part of IDEA’s commitment to local communities to help promote a healthy and active lifestyle through the Seamless Summer Meals Option. For the children who rely on school meals during the academic year, these meals offer a source of good nutrition when school is out for the long summer vacation.
“We know nutrition is essential for all children in our community—not just during the school year, but throughout the summer as well,” said Fernando Aguilar, Vice President of the Child Nutrition Program at IDEA Public Schools. “With nearly 1.7 million children in Texas at risk of hunger this summer, we’re proud to continue helping fill that gap by providing nutritious meals that ease the financial strain on families during the break.”
The summer meals will include breakfast and lunch and must be consumed in the cafeteria Monday through Friday. Breakfast will be served from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m., and lunch will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Food service will be closed on federal holidays, June 20 and from June 30 through July 4.
All IDEA campuses in the RGV will be serving free summer meals beginning Monday, June 2 through Thursday, July 31. However, the following IDEA campuses will ONLY serve the free summer meals from Monday, June 2 through Friday June 27:
IDEA Quest – 14001 N. Rooth Rd., Edinburg, TX 78541
IDEA Mission – 1600 S. Schuerbach Rd., Mission,TX 78572
IDEA McAllen – 201 N. Bentsen Rd., McAllen, TX 78501
IDEA San Juan – 600 E. Sioux Rd., San Juan, TX 78589
IDEA Pharr – 600 E. Las Milpas Rd., Pharr, TX 78577
IDEA Edinburg – 2753 N. Roegiers Rd., Edinburg, TX 78541
IDEA Donna – 401 S. 1st St., Donna, TX 78537
IDEA San Benito – 2151 Russell Ln., San Benito, TX 78586
IDEA Weslaco – 2931 E. Sugarcane Dr., Weslaco, TX 78599
Families seeking more information regarding summer meals on campus may contact the cafeteria manager at any IDEA campus.
If you would like more information on IDEA Public Schools, please visit ideapublicschools.org. To learn more about the free summer meals program, or to request an interview with our Child Nutrition Program team, contact Rebecca at rebecca.suarez@ideapublicschools.org.
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