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Promoting healthy eating habits
in children provides them with life-long health benefits.
Well-nourished children are better prepared to learn and
perform better in both the classroom and on the playing
fields.
HISD believes in providing
children with hot, nutritious, well-balanced meals all year
round. That’s why the district will again provide
free breakfast and free lunch to all of
Houston's children between the ages of 1 and 18 at
more than 200 schools.
There is no paperwork involved
and no registration is needed. A child does not have to be
enrolled in summer school to receive a free meal. The only
requirement for the child is to be between the ages of 1 and
18. Adults may also participate in the program by
purchasing breakfast for $1.75 and lunch for $3.25.
Children can stop by any
one of the participating HISD schools between the hours of
7:30 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. for breakfast and between the hours of
10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. for lunch. The meals will be offered
Monday through Friday, beginning on Thursday, June 4, and will
continue through Wednesday, July 1.
Questions regarding the Summer
Food Service Program may be directed to HISD/ARAMARK Food
Services at 713-491-5944.
Click here (PDF) for a list of HISD schools participating
in free food service and
here to see a complete brochure. You may also click the
image above to see a larger version of the poster.
For information on where to
find free meals after July 1, contact the City of Houston
Parks and Recreation Department at 713-676-6832 or dial 2-1-1.
Food Services Department Web Site |
Free
Summer Meals Available to Children Starting June 4