This summer, Winnsboro ISD will connect children 18 and younger and enrolled students 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 by the Texas Dept. 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.

Available times and locations are as follows:

Winnsboro High School – May 27- June 12 (M-Th), June 16-18 and June 23-25, breakfast 7:30-10 a.m., lunch 11:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Winnsboro Elementary – June 2-5 (M-Th), July 28-31, breakfast 7:30-8:30 a.m., lunch 11:15 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

Winnsboro 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 or text FOOD or COMIDA to 304-304.

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.