Pampa ISD will serve up good nutrition for local children this summer

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Pampa – This summer, Pampa ISD will connect children 18 and younger and enrolled student with disabilities up to 21 years old with healthy, no cost summer meals. The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) is a U.S. Department of Agriculture nutrition program administered in the Lone Star State by the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA). For the children who rely on school meals during the academic year, these meals offer a source of good nutrition when school is out for the long summer vacation.

“Pampa children need good nutrition year-round so they can learn, grow and succeed in life,” said Rebel Fulton, Child Nutrition Director. “With nearly 2 million food insecure children living in Texas, these healthy meals are vital to nourishing young Texans during the summer vacation.”

Pampa ISD will be serving meals this summer at the following sites and times:

Lamar Elementary—1234 S. Nelson, Pampa TX.

June 1, 2021 thru August 5, 2021

Monday thru Thursday

Closed July 5, 2021 in observance of July 4, 2021

Breakfast from 7:45 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. (Students Attending Summer School)

Curbside Breakfast from 8:15 a.m. to 8:45 a.m.

Lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. (Students Attending Summer School)

Curbside Lunch from 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

Austin Elementary—1900 Duncan, Pampa, TX.

June 1, 2021 thru June 30, 2021

Monday thru Thursday

Curbside Lunch from 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

Travis Elementary—2300 Primrose, Pampa, TX.

June 1, 2021 thru June 30, 2021

Monday thru Thursday

Curbside Lunch from 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

Wilson Elementary—801 E. Browning, Pampa, TX

June 1, 2021 thru July 31, 2021

Monday thru Thursday

Closed July 5, 2021 in observance of July 4, 2021

Curbside Lunch from 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

*Friday Breakfast and Lunch meal bundles will be distributed with Thursday lunches*

**ALL CHILDREN MUST BE PRESENT TO RECEIVE A MEAL**

Pampa ISD is one of the nonprofit organizations partnering with TDA to serve meals across Texas. Families are encouraged to use these three tools to find a meal site anywhere in the state:

• Call 2-1-1 to speak to a live operator

• Visit www.SummerFood.org for an interactive site locator map

• Text FOODTX or COMIDA to 877-877

Organizations partner with TDA to serve meals in areas where more than 50 percent of children are eligible for free or reduced-price meals in the National School Lunch Program. Eligible sponsoring organizations include schools, faith-based groups, nonprofit summer camps, government agencies and other tax-exempt organizations. All meal sites must be sponsored by an organization that has a contract with TDA.

Summer meal sites help children succeed by providing the nourishment they need to return to school in the fall ready to thrive.

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