TEMPLE, Texas — The Temple Independent School District will once again be providing free summer meals to children ages 18 and under this year. The district partners with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) to provide the free meals.
The district will be serving breakfast and lunch at seven locations this summer. The meals are available to all children ages 18 and under. No application, sign up or ID is required, and the free meals are not limited to Temple ISD students. Locations, dates and times for the meals are listed below. All of the sites will be closed on July 3rd and 4th.
Bonham Middle School – 4600 Midway Drive, Temple, Texas 76502
June 5 – June 16
Breakfast: 8:30-9:00 a.m.
Lunch: 12:00-1:00 p.m.
Jefferson Elementary – 2616 N. 3rd Street, Temple, Texas 76501
June 5 – July 28
Breakfast: 8:00-9:00 a.m.
Lunch: 12:00-1:00 p.m.
Thornton Elementary – 2825 Cottonwood Lane, Temple, Texas 76502
June 1 – July 28
Breakfast: 8:00-9:00 a.m.
Lunch: 12:00-1:00 p.m.
Temple High School – 415 North 31st Street, Temple, Texas 76504
June 5 – June 23
Breakfast: 7:30-8:30 a.m.
Lunch: 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Temple Public Library – 100 West Adams, Temple, Texas 76501
June 1 – July 28
Breakfast: 8:30-9:30 a.m.
Lunch: 12:00-1:00 p.m.
Temple College Arnold Student Center – 2600 S. 1st Street, Temple, Texas 76504
June 5 – July 28
Breakfast: 7:30-8:30 a.m.
Lunch: 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Ralph Wilson Youth Club – 1515 South 25th Street, Temple, Texas 76504
June 1 – August 11
Breakfast: 7:00-8:30 a.m.
Lunch: 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
“We recognize a large number of Temple students have a need for nutritious meals,” said Ian Vestal, director of school nutrition for Temple ISD. “We are able to provide that for them on a weekly basis during the school year in the forms of breakfast and lunch. TDA is awesome in allowing our program to continue to supply that weekly need during the summer for all children 18 and under. No ID is required. We feed all children during the summer program. You do not have to be a student enrolled in TISD. Children 18 and under just need to show up at one of our locations and they will receive a meal.”
For more information, parents can call TISD school nutrition at (254) 215-6524. Parents can also text FOOD or COMIDA to 304-304 beginning June 1st, call 211 or visit www.SummerFood.org to get more information on locations and feeding times.