Yuma School District One offers kids free meals for summer

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA) - As summer break begins, Yuma school districts are continuing to support local families by providing free meals to children throughout the summer months.

Yuma School District One will begin offering free breakfast and lunch meals to children on June 1.

The program is available to all children ages 18 and younger and will be offered at six designated locations across the district: Fourth Avenue Junior High, McGraw Elementary, Carver Elementary, OC Johnson Elementary, Palmcroft Elementary and Desert Mesa Elementary.

Adults may accompany their children and purchase a meal for a fee of $3.00 for breakfast and $5.00 for lunch.

The summer meal service will operate Monday through Friday and continue through July 17. The only exception will be July 3, in which there will be no meals provided.

Breakfast will be served from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. while lunch will be available from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

"A lot of times, families aren’t able to provide meals outside of the times that they are going to school, so it’s very important to support our community and help those kids," said Lisa Thrower, District One Child Nutrition Director.

Children participating in the program must receive and consume their meals on site. Families are not allowed to pick up a meal for a child or children and bring it off-site.

Crane School District and Yuma Union High School District are also putting together similar programs this summer, but children can attend available locations within any district.