AISD Begins it’s Free Summer Feeding Program for 2021
As it always does, the Abilene Independent School District (AISD) has set up and begun it's summer feeding program for kids 5 years old through 18 years old. There is no registration required to receive a free breakfast and a free lunch every weekday through the summer of 2021.
AISD Student Nutrition Director, Jay Towel says "with our Summer Feeding Program, children can eat healthy throughout the summer at no cost, kids just need to show at any of the 12 participating meal sites." What is different this summer than from the past summer is that students have the choice of dining in the schools cafeterias or do what became a pandemic standard and do meal pickups.
All AISD pick up meals must be ordered in advance so the staff can have those meals prepared and ready to go in advance. The same goes for breakfast meal pick ups. The AISD Summer Nutrition Program started Wednesday, June 2, at Bowie Elementary School. The other sites set to open on Monday, June 7th are the 12 locations listed below:
- G.V. Daniels Park (541 North 8th St.), 8am till 9am for breakfast, 11:30am until 12:30 pm for lunch.
- Rose Park (2601 South 7th St.), 8am till 9am for breakfast and 11:30am until 12:30pm for lunch.
- Sears Park (2250 Ambler Ave.), 8am till 9am for breakfast and 11:30am until 12:30pm for lunch.
- Mockingbird Branch-Public Library (1326 N. Mockingbird Lane), no breakfast; 11:30am until 12:30pm for lunch.
- Martinez Elementary School Boys & Girls Club (1301 Clinton St.), 8am till 9am for breakfast and 11:30am until 12:30pm for lunch
- Redbud Park playground (2125 South 32nd St.), no breakfast; 11:30am until 12:30pm for lunch.
- Cooper High School (3639 Sayles Blvd.), 7am till 8am for breakfast and 10:45am until 12pm for lunch.
- YMCA-Redbud Park (3125 South 32nd St.), 8am till 9am for breakfast and 11:30am until 12:30pm for lunch.
The following sites have alternate open dates:
- Clack Middle School (1610 Corsicana Ave.), open June 7-July 1; closed each Friday. 7:15am till 8:30am for breakfast and 10:45am until 12pm for lunch.
- Johnston Elementary School (3633 North 14th St.), open June 7-July 1; closed each Friday. 7:30am till 8:30am and for breakfast from 11:30am until 12:30pm for lunch.
- Abilene High School (2800 North 6th St.), open June 7 through June 17; closed each Friday. 7am till 8am for breakfast and 10:45am until 12pm for lunch.
- Children’s Art & Literacy Festival (1101 North 1st St.), site is open June 10 only. No breakfast and open 11:30am until 12:30pm for lunch only.
Jay also says that all meals will be prepared and ready for safe (CDC compliant) pickup at the above mentioned locations.
