Summer Lunch Program for Youth, Ages 1 to 18 Years, Offered Through August 31
June 18, 2012
Port Angeles, Wash. - First Step Family Support Center, a United Way partner agency, announces the sponsorship of the 2012 Summer Food Program. Meals will be made available at no charge to attending children 1 to 18 years of age.
Meals will be provided at the site(s) listed below at the noted times beginning June 25 and ending August 31. Meal service will be closed July 4.
Jefferson Elementary School
218 E 12th Street
Monday-Friday
12:00 pm – 12:20 pm
Evergreen Family Village
2203 W 18th Street
Monday-Friday
11:10 am – 11:40 pm
Roosevelt Elementary School
106 Monroe Road
Monday-Friday
11:10 am – 11:40 am
Boys and Girls Club (Port Angeles)
2620 S Francis Street
Monday-Friday
12:00 pm – 12:30 pm
Dream Playground
Race Street
Monday-Friday
12:50 pm – 1:10 pm
City Pier
North Lincoln Street
Monday-Friday
12:50 pm - 1:10 pm
Lower Elwha Tribal Center Education Building
2851 Lower Elwha Road
Monday-Friday
12:00 pm – 12:30 pm
The Gathering Place at the Upper Reservation
247 N S’Klallam Drive
Monday-Friday
11:00 am – 11:30 pm
Please note that all sites will be closed Monday, July 4 in observance of the holiday.
The USDA Summer Food Program, sponsored by First Step will serve a lunch each day that will include milk, a meat/protein source, fruits/vegetables, and bread. Each bagged lunch will align with the USDA’s nutrition standards and will be free to all children ages 1 to 18. Children will receive the foods they need to learn, play, and grow during summer vacation when they don’t eat at school. First Step expects to serve over 8,000 meals this summer. In accordance with Federal Law and U. W. Department of Agriculture policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability. To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call toll free 800.795.3272 (voice) or 202.720.6382 (TTY). The First Step Family Support Center and the USDA are an equal opportunity provider and employer.
First Step is partnering with the Port Angeles School District, Sodexho and several local human services agencies and interested individuals to provide the Summer Food Program this year. The program is free to ALL children between 1 and 18 years of age.
To learn more about the program, please contact:
Priscilla Schaefer
First Step Family Support Center
325 East 6th Street
Port Angeles, WA 98362
360.457.8355, Ext. 15
First Step Family Support Center, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and proud United Way agency, has been serving the Olympic Peninsula since 1971. The agency mission is to provide for the healthy development of children and families.
Check us out online at http://www.firststepfamily.org/!