The Jacksonville Children's Commission (JCC), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Florida Department of Education will partner to provide nutritious snacks and lunches to Jacksonville children from Tuesday, May 29 through Friday, August 17.

Each year, more than 12,000 Duval County children may receive nutritious snacks and lunches at no cost to parents through the Summer Lunch Program. 

Any Duval County child under the age of 18 can receive a lunch by visiting one of the Summer Lunch sites across the city.  A "Free Lunch Served Here" banner is posted at each site with the meal times indicated. Children do not need to be enrolled at the site (for example, if it is a club, etc.) to receive a lunch or snack - they just need to show up during meal times.

To qualify as a Summer Lunch Program sponsor, sites must be in an area where there is a school with at least 50 percent of its students enrolled in the free and reduced lunch program.  Nutritionally balanced meals will be provided to all children regardless of race, color, sex, disability, age, or national origin during summer vacation when school breakfasts and lunches are not available.

A complete list of Summer Lunch Program sites is attached and is available at www.jaxkids.org.  For more information, call the JCC at (904) 630-6400.

Any person who believes he or she has been discriminated against in any USDA-related activity should write or call immediately to:

USDA
Director, Office of Civil Rights
Room 326-W
Whitten Building
14th & Independence Ave. S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410
(202) 720-5964 (voice or TDD)

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employe