Free Summer Meals Available For City Students

Date: June 30, 2010


Free Summer Meals Available to City Students

RCSD Program Will Keep Children Well Fed Over Summer

The Rochester City School District is participating in the Summer Food Service Program to provide free, nutritious meals to students over the summer. The program is part of the Food and Nutrition Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, through which the district offers students free and reduced-price lunch throughout the school year; 84% of RCSD students participate in the school-year food program.
Hunger is one of the most severe roadblocks to the learning process. It can also make children more prone to illness and other health issues. Many students rely on meals provided by the district as their main source of nutrition.
“The Summer Food Service Program ensures that no child has to go without a healthy meal during the months when school is out,” said Rochester Superintendent of Schools Jean-Claude Brizard. “Keeping students well fed means they will be ready for an active summer of fun and continued learning.”
Meals will be provided to all children age 18 and younger at no charge at the following times and locations:

Nathaniel Rochester Community School
85 Adams St.
6/28-8/20
Breakfast 7:15-7:30
Lunch 11:30-11:45

Roberto Clemente School No. 8
1180 St. Paul St.
7/8-8/5
Breakfast 8:30-8:45
Lunch 12:45-1:00

James P.B. Duffy School No. 12
999 South Ave.
6/28-8/20
Breakfast 7:15-7:30
Lunch 11:30-11:45

Dr. Charles T. Lunsford School No. 19
465 Seward St.
7/8-8/4
Breakfast 8:30-8:45
Lunch 12:45-1:00

Henry Hudson School No. 28
450 Humboldt St
7/8-8/4
Breakfast 8:30-8:45
Lunch 12:45-1:00

Adlai E. Stevenson School No. 29
88 Kirkland Road
7/6-8/16
Breakfast 8:30-8:45
Lunch 12:45-1:00

Audubon School No. 33
500 Webster Ave.
7/8-8/5
Breakfast 8:30-8:45
Lunch 12:45-1:00

Kodak Park School No. 41
279 Ridge Rd. W.
6/28-8/20
Breakfast 7:15-7:30
Lunch 11:30-11:45

Mary McLeod Bethune School No. 45
1445 Clifford Ave.
7/8-8/4
Breakfast 7:15-7:30
Lunch 11:30-11:45

Dr. Freddie Thomas High School
625 Scio St.
7/7-8/16
Breakfast 7:05-7:20
Lunch 12:15-12:45

East High School
1801 Main St. East
7/12-8/27
Breakfast 7:05-7:20
Lunch 12:15-12:45

Edison Campus
655 Colfax St.
7/8-8/20
Breakfast 7:05-7:20
Lunch 12:15-12:45

Family Learning Center
30 Hart Street
7/6-8/16
Breakfast 7:15-7:30
Lunch 11:30-11:45

Franklin Campus
950 Norton St.
7/6-8/16
Breakfast 7:05-7:20
Lunch 12:15-12:45

John Marshall High School
180 Ridgeway Ave
6/28-8/20
Breakfast 7:05-7:20
Lunch 12:15-12:45


In addition, meals will be provided to students who are enrolled in summer-school programs at the following sites (not open to non-enrolled students):

Children’s School of Rochester
494 Averill Ave.
7/12-8/6
Breakfast 8:30-8:45
Lunch 12:45-1:00

Pinnacle School No. 35
194 Field St.
6/28-8/27
Breakfast 8:30-8:45
Lunch 12:45-1:00

Thomas Jefferson High School
Edgerton Park
7/6-8/20
Breakfast 7:05-7:20
Lunch 12:15-12:45

World of Inquiry Summer Program at Strong Museum
One Manhattan Square
7/7-8/4
Breakfast 8:30-8:45


For more information on the Summer Food Service Program, call the RCSD Office of School Food Service at 336-4118.


From the USDA:

Acceptance and participation requirements for the programs and all activities are the same for all regardless of race, color, national origin, gender, age, or disability, and there will be no discrimination in the course of the meal service.

Any person who believes he or she has been discriminated against in any USDA-related activity should write or call: USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington DC, 20250-9410, (800) 795-3272 (voice) or (202) 720-6382 (TTY). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.


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