The USD 383 Manhattan-Ogden Summer Food Service Program is keeping local children nourished while school is out by providing free meals and snacks. From May 28 to Aug. 2, several schools in the USD 383 district will offer free meals to children aged 1-18. Stephanie Smith, the director of child nutrition for USD 383, said the program fed more than 1,000 children last summer. When Smith began working for USD 383 16 years ago, she said there were five feeding sites. The program has since expanded to nine as of this year. Children don’t need to be USD 383 students to get a meal. “Sometimes we’ll have kids visiting grandparents, and they bring their kids, and that’s fine,” Smith said. “We feed anyone ages 1-18.” The sites will give out hot meals like the ones served at the schools during the school year. They’ll be eaten on-site. “It’s to make sure kids are fed during the summer,” Smith said. “Once school’s out, it doesn’t mean kids aren’t still hungry, so they still need to be nourished.” (…) The site will serve breakfast from 7:45 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and lunch from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Source: themercury.com
