Foodshare‘s New Britain Hunger Action Team is spreading the word about free meals available for children and teens in the city during the summer of 2019.
The federally funded summer meals program provides breakfast and lunch at various locations in the city Monday through Friday.
The promotion says that, “all kids and teens are welcome at every site,” and that, “No registration or ID required.”
Different sites are open through different dates and at different times. Some locations do not offer both breakfast and lunch.
All locations are closed on July 4th.
2019 Summer Meals
| Meal Site | Breakfast Times | Lunch Times | Starting Date | Ending Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NBHS, 110 Mill Street | 7:30am to 9:00pm | 11:30am to 1:00pm | 6/24/2019 | 8/16/2019 |
| Solterra Academy, 330-330 John Downey Drive | 8:30am to 9:30am | 11:30 to 12:45pm | 7/01/2019 | 8/02/2019 |
| Transitional Center, 757 Farmington Avenue | 9:00am to 10:00am - closed Fridays | 12:00pm to 1:00pm - closed Fridays | 7/08/2019 | 8/01/2019 |
| Gaffney Elementary School, 322 Slater Road | 9:00am to 10:30am | 11:30am to 1:00pm | 7/08/2019 | 8/09/2019 |
| DiLoreto School, 732 Slater Road | 9:00am to 10:30am | 11:30am to 1:00pm | 7/22/2019 | 8/09/2019 |
| Lincoln Elementary School | 9:00am to 10:30am | 11:30am to 1:00pm | 7/22/2019 | 8/09/2019 |
| YWCA, 19 Franklin Square | 6:30am to 7:30pm | 10:00 to 11:00pm | 6/17/2019 | 8/23/2019 |
| Boys and Girls Club, 150 Washington Street | 12:00pm to 1:30pm | 6/17/2019 | 8/09/2019 | |
| Mount Pleasant, 16 Armistice Street | 8:00am to 9:00am | 12:00pm to 1:00pm | 6/17/2019 | 8/09/2019 |
| Pathways Senderos, 43 Viets Street | 12:00pm to 1:00pm | 6/24/2019 | 8/16/2019 | |
| A.W. Stanley Park, 2159 Stanley Street | 9:00am to 10:00am | 11:30am to 12:30pm | 6/24/2019 | 8/09/2019 |
| Willow Brook Park, 80 Mill Street | 9:00am to 10:00am | 11:30am to 12:30pm | 6/24/2019 | 8/09/2019 |
| PAL, 544 Osgood Avenue | 9:00am to 9:30am | 12:00am to 12:30am | 7/01/2019 | 7/26/2019 |
| OIC at St. Ann School, 114 North Street | 9:00am to 9:30am | 12:00pm to 1:00pm | 7/8/2019 | 8/15/2019 |
| East Side Community Center, 600 East Street | 9:00am to 9:30am | 12:00pm to 1:00pm | 7/08/2019 | 8/08/2019 |
The meals are provided by Whitsons and the Consolidated School District of New Britain.
End Hunger Connecticut! says that, “Summer Meals are free, nutritious, meals and snacks that are provided to kids and teens, 18 years of age and younger, throughout the summer when school is out.”
Information on Summer Meal locations is available by texting “CTMeals” to 877877 or by calling 211. End Hunger Connecticut! also has a “Summer Meals Locator” website at CTSummerMeals.org, to help families locate, “Summer Meal locations near you.”
The meals are provided as part of the federal Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), which is the program under the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The USDA says that the program, “provides kids and teens in low-income areas free meals when school is out.”
“In 2018,” the USDA says, “the SFSP provided more than 145 million nutritious meals and snacks to children during the summer when school was not in session.”
Editor’s note: Meal locations, dates and times are from the list updated by the Foodshare New Britain Hunger Action Team 6/17/2019.
