Eating nutritious foods helps ensure students retain their hard learned knowledge, and to help them to keep right on learning throughout the summer, according to the Santa Clarita Valley School Food Services Agency.

“I love this program because children need healthy food all year long,” said Laurie Kudroff, the Executive Assistant to the CEO of Santa Clarita Valley School Food Services Agency. “During the school year, many children receive free and reduced-price meals through the  School Breakfast and National School Lunch Programs. When school lets out many of these children are at risk of being hungry.  Help us ensure that no child goes hungry this summer.”

The program began on Thursday, June 4 and will run through Wednesday, August 12.

All children between the ages of 1 year and 18 years of age may have free lunch or breakfast at any of the following sites:

Val Verde Youth Activity League: June 8 – Aug. 12
12:00 – 2:00 p.m. Lunch

Newhall Boys & Girls Club: June 15 – Aug. 11
8:00 – 9:00 a.m. Breakfast
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch

Newhall Community Center: June 15 – Aug. 7
(HOLIDAY 7/3) 12:30 – 1:30 Lunch

Canyon Country Boys & Girls Club: June 15 – Aug. 12
8:00 – 9:00 Breakfast
12:00 – 1:30 Lunch

Leona Cox Elementary: June 22 – July 17
8:00 – 8:30 a.m. Breakfast
11:30 – 12:30 p.m. Lunch

Cedarcreek Elementary: June 22 – July 10
8:30 – 9:00 a.m. Breakfast
12:00 – 12:30 p.m. Lunch

Rio Vista Elementary: June 22 – July 10
8:30 – 9:30 a.m. Breakfast

The sites will be closed on Friday, July 3 in honor of the holiday.

Meals must be consumed at the site.

Participants do not need to be a member of the Boys & Girls Club or the Santa Clarita Community Center to participate at those locations.

No previous certification is required. Just bring the children to one of these locations every day or just for a few days and they will receive a free meal.

For more information, visit The Santa Clarita Valley School Food Services Agency’s website, or call (661) 295-1574 ext. 114 or ext. 103.

This summer, USDA plans to serve more than 200 million free meals to children 18 years and under at approved SFSP sites.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture prohibits discrimination against its customers, employees, and applicants for employment on the bases of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex, gender identity, religion, reprisal, and where applicable, political beliefs, marital status, familial or parental status, sexual orientation, or all or part of an individual’s income is derived from any public assistance program, or protected genetic information in employment or in any program or activity conducted or funded by the Department. (Not all prohibited bases will apply to all programs and/or employment activities.)