DAVENPORT, Iowa — For Iowa families struggling to put food on the table, there is help in our area. Davenport Schools' Summer Meals Program begins Monday, June 21.
The program provides breakfast and lunch to students 18-years and younger during their summer vacation. It was first brought to Davenport last year by the Iowa Department of Education.
“Because of the pandemic, we have a U.S. Department of Agriculture waiver that allows us to package the meals to-go," said Kent Heinen, DCSD Food Services Specialist, “Our summer meals include chicken sandwiches, walking tacos, hot dogs, fresh fruits and vegetables, and more."
The program plans to serve about 60,000 meals over the next seven weeks, before it ends on August 6. There will not be food service on Monday, July 5 because of the holiday.
Below is a list of location and times for meal distributions:
- Fairmount Branch Library, Breakfast and Lunch Bags: 12:40 p.m. - 1:05 p.m.
- Sr. Concetta Park, Lunch: 12:15 p.m. - 12:35 p.m.
- Baptist Church, Breakfast: 8:30 a.m. - 8:50 p.m., Lunch: 11:40 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Wood Intermediate, Breakfast and Lunch Bags: 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
- Sudlow Intermediate, Breakfast and Lunch Bags: 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
- Smart Intermediate, Breakfast and Lunch Bags: 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
- J.B. Young Community Center, Breakfast and Lunch Bags: 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
- Buffalo Elementary, Breakfast and Lunch Bags: 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
- YMCA Bittner, Breakfast: 8:30 a.m. - 8:50 p.m., Lunch: 11:40 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- YMCA North, Lunch: 12:40 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
- Buchanan Elementary, Breakfast and Lunch Bags: 12:00 p.m. - 12:20 p.m.
- Central High School, Lunch: 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
- Hayes Elementary, Breakfast: 7:20 a.m. - 8:00 p.m., Lunch: 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
- Concord Jefferson Elementary, Breakfast: 7:20 a.m. - 8:00 a.m., Lunch: 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
- Marquette Street Madison Elementary, Breakfast: 7:20 a.m. - 8:00 a.m., Lunch: 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
- Trinity Lutheran, Lunch: 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
- Wilson Elementary, Lunch: 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.