Alachua County Public Schools will be offering free summer meals to all children 18 years old and younger at 79 sites, including schools and other locations, starting June 9.

Most sites will be up and running by Monday, June 9, with several running through July 25.  The dates and times that meals will be served will vary from site to site. Details are available at www.sbac.edu/summermeals2025 or by calling (352) 955-7539.

Children do not have to be enrolled at a particular school or program to receive meals. They also do not have to be eligible for free and reduced-price meals during the regular school year to take advantage of the program. Families can take advantage of the program, regardless of family income, at any of the local sites. The Summer Meals Program will provide nutritionally-balanced meals to children during summer vacation when school breakfasts and lunches are not available.

Baby formula, cereal and food are also available, although families should call the Alachua County Public Schools Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) office two days ahead of time to make those arrangements.

“Families can take their children to the site that’s most convenient for them,” said Jamie Lovett, director of the district’s Food and Nutrition Services department. “They just show up during the serving times and enjoy a nutritious meal, with no registration required.”

There will be seven mobile sites, one each in Alachua, Archer, East Gainesville, Hawthorne (four stops), High Springs, Newberry (two stops) and Waldo, where families can pick up food twice a week to cover seven days’ worth of meals. Participants will receive a bag containing ingredients to prepare at-home meals for breakfast and lunch.  The mobile sites are the only locations that allow families to pick up meals to prepare at home.