DeKalb County Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs Hosts Summer Food Program

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs will host the Summer Food Service Program from June 5 – July 28. This ongoing effort ensures school children have nutritious meals during the summer and seeks participating program sites.

To qualify as a site, 50 percent of children served must meet the income guidelines for free- and reduced-price meals in the National School Lunch Program.  Children who are members of households that receive food stamp benefits or Aid for Dependent Children (AFDC) assistance automatically qualify.

Applications and full program site participation requirements can be found at at www.dekalbcountyga.gov/parks under Park News or picked up Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Tucker Recreation Center at 4898 LaVista Road in Tucker, or Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs Department at 1950 West Exchange Place, Suite 400, in Tucker. Completed applications are due Friday, May 12.

Agencies with summer camps that are interested in becoming a program site should call Rose Myrick at 678-698-1114.

Funding for the Summer Food Service Program is provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and targets children up to age 18.

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