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Summer Feeding Sites Serve Local Students

During the school year, many families rely on the school lunch program to make sure their children have a nutritious meal five days a week. The backpack program helps those same children on the weekends during the school year. But, what about during the summer?

That’s where Hocking Athens Perry Community Action Agency steps in as both a sponsor and vendor of the Summer Food Service Program.

This summer in Athens and Hocking County, 840 children are enjoying lunch, and in some cases breakfast, thanks to the Summer Feeding Program, a federal program through the U.S. Department of Agriculture that offers free meals to all children 18 and younger or any person 19 to 21, who is mentally or physically disabled. Leading the way with 250 lunches served per day is Nelsonville Family Center, which serves breakfast and lunch Monday through Friday at the Nelsonville City Pool.

“Summer feeding is taking on more significance in the lives of families this year then in years past because so many families are struggling to make ends meet,” said Dick Stevens, HAPCAP Food & Nutrition Division director. “The daily lunch that the children enjoy makes it easier for those families in need.”

Meals sites, dates and times for the program in Athens and Hocking counties follow:

Athens County
Athens
Tri-County Mental Health, 90 Hospital Drive, lunch served Monday through Thursday at noon, program ends Aug. 13.

Chauncey
Chauncey Public Library, supper served Mondays and Thursdays from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., program begins June 14, and ends July 19. All meals are in conjunction with the library system’s BOOK CAMP 2010.

Coolville
Coolville United Methodist Church, lunch served Monday through Friday at 11 a.m., breakfast served Monday through Friday at 8 a.m., program ends Aug. 13.

Coolville Public Library, snack served Mondays only from 2 to 3 p.m., program begins June 14, and ends July 19. All meals are in conjunction with the library system’s BOOK CAMP 2010.

Glouster
Trimble Elementary School, Kids on Campus (open site), lunch served at 11:30 a.m., breakfast served at 8:30 a.m., program ends Aug. 13.

Glouster Public Library, lunch served on Mondays and Wednesdays from noon to 1 p.m., program begins June 14 and ends July 14. All meals are in conjunction with the library system’s BOOK CAMP 2010.

Nelsonville
Nelsonville Family Center, 1154 Canal St., lunch served at the Nelsonville City Pool Monday through Friday at noon., breakfast served Monday through Friday at 9 a.m., program ends Aug. 20.

Hocking County

Haydenville
Haydenville United Methodist Church, 16798 Haydenville Road, lunch served Monday through Friday at 11 a.m., program ends Aug. 13.

Logan

Logan Church of the Nazarene, 650 Walhonding Ave., Vacation Bible School only.

Logan Hocking Community Center, 1593 E. Front St., lunch served Monday through Friday at 1 p.m., program ends Aug. 13.

Trinity United Methodist Church, 105 W. Hunter St., lunch served Monday through Friday at 11:30 a.m., program ends Aug. 13.