Kids Eat Free Program Underway in San Angelo

SAN ANGELO – Children are at a higher risk of hunger during the summer months, and 4.2 million Texans are food insecure, including nearly 1 out of every 4 children according to the San Angelo Independent School District.

Starting Wednesday, July 5th, free lunch meals are being provided Monday through Friday at seven neighborhood feeding sites throughout San Angelo thanks to the Kids Eat-FREE! Program. To participate, children may simply show up at a program site during the scheduled times - there are no applications or requirements. Family members accompanying children will also receive a meal at no-cost. 

Read below for the full list of sites, dates, times (as some vary) and to learn more.

Lunch Sites:

• Alta Loma Elementary School (Alta Loma Neighborhood) 
  • Address: 1700 N. Garfield
  • Dates: July 5- August 11
  • Times: 12:00pm to 1:00pm
  • Meals prepared and served drive-through style 
• Belmore Baptist Church (Belaire Neighborhood)
  • Address: 1214 S. Bell Street
  • Dates: July 5- August 4
  • Times: 11:30am to 1:00pm
• Nueva Vista Apartments (Blackshear Neighborhood)
  • Address: 2401 N. Lillie Street
  • Dates: July 10- August 4 (Monday-Wednesday-Friday only)
  • Times: 12:00pm to 1:00pm
• Calvary Baptist Church (Bradford Neighborhood)
  • Address: 2401 Armstrong
  • Dates: July 10- August 11
  • Times: 12:00pm to 1:00pm
• Neighbor’s Cafe/back of Rust St. Ministries Building (Fort Concho Neighborhood)
  • Address: 413 E. Avenue D
  • Dates: June 1- August 31
  • Times: 11:30am to 12:30pm
• Old Zentner’s/The Boat Parking Lot (McGill/Lone Star Neighborhood)
  • Address: 2715 Sherwood Way 
  • Dates: July 5- August 4
  • Times: 12:00pm to 1:00pm 
  • Meals prepared and served drive-through style 
• Harris Avenue Baptist Church (San Jacinto Neighborhood)
  • Address: 1026 E. Harris Ave. 
  • Dates: July 10- August 4
  • Times: 12:00pm to 1:00pm

The free lunches will be available through as late as August 31, 2023 at some meal site locations. Download this flyer for the complete list of sites, operating dates, and serving times. To find a meal site near you, call toll free 2-1-1, or visit www.tomgreencountyhungercoalition.org  for more information. 

The Kids Eat-FREE! Program is not a SAISD program, but we are sharing this information to spread the word on this important opportunity for our students, families and community as the Summer Meals Program comes to a close on July 5th. San Angelo ISD thanks the Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty, West Texas Regional Director Mary Herbert and her team and volunteers and the Tom Green County Hunger Coalition for all they do to make the Kids Eat-FREE! Program possible, and to provide this important service to our community to help ensure access to healthy meals for our students, families and community. Community partners like the Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty and Tom Green County Hunger Coalition are invaluable to SAISD and our school communities.

To stay up-to-date on San Angelo ISD including important information like third party programs like Kids Eat-FREE!, please visit the SAISD website at www.saisd.org and follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

About Kids Eat-FREE!

Kids Eat-FREE! is a project of the Tom Green County Hunger Coalition, a part of the Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty. Since it began in 2010, the goal for Kids Eat-FREE! has been to feed more children during the summer when school was not in session. The Program is privately funded by churches, non-profit organizations, businesses and many volunteers. Kids Eat-FREE! works with churches and volunteers to provide consistent nutrition for children and families throughout the summer to keep them healthy and ready to begin school in the fall. 

The Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty utilizes the tools of research, policy and practice to cultivate evidence-based solutions to the challenges of food and economic injustice. BCHP supports communities to assess local hunger, and evaluate barriers to food security in order to become a Hunger Free Community.

To volunteer or support the Kids Eat-FREE! program, call Mary Herbert, West Texas Regional Director for the Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty, at 325-656-4170.