Free Summer Meals Program Expands in Anne Arundel

Kids in Anne Arundel County will get approximately 70,000 free meals this summer, as the school system expands "Food That’s In When School Is Out" meal program.

Some of the locations will be restricted to kids in specific programs, but several will be open to the public, for anyone between 2 and 18 years of age, according to an AACPS press release. Children are not required to register, and there are no income requirements.

"The impact that we've seen by providing summer meals has truly been worth the extra effort it takes to ensure the proper staffing and logistics necessary to pull off the program," said Jodi Risse, supervisor of food and nutrition services for AACPS, in a statement. "We essentially have an all-encompassing school meals program that addresses wellness and hunger."

Any kid can receive a free meal at the following locations at the times listed below:

Germantown Elementary
June 24 – August 15
12:30 – 1:00 (lunch only)

Belle Grove Elementary
July 1 – August 1
12:00 – 1:00 (lunch only)

Meade Middle
June 24 - August 8
11:30 – 12:30 (lunch only)

VanBokkelen Elementary
July 1 – August 1
12:00 – 1:00 (lunch only)

Corkran Middle
June 24 – August 8
11:00 – 12:00 (lunch only)

Brooklyn Park Middle
June 24 – August 8
9:00 – 9:30 (breakfast) | 12:30 – 1:30 (lunch)

North County High
June 24 – August 8
8:30 – 9:00 (breakfast) | 12:00 – 1:00 (lunch)

Tyler Heights Elementary
June 24 – August 1
12:00 – 1:00 (lunch only)

Mobile Meals: West County
June 24 – August 8
11:00 – 1:00 (lunch only)

Mobile Meals: Marley Station
June 24 – August 8
11:00 – 1:00 (lunch only)

The program is funded by the Summer Food Service Program, under the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and uses no county tax dollars.

In early May, AACPS announced school lunch prices would remain the same next year, for the third straight year.

According to AACPS spokesperson Bob Mosier, 51 percent of revenue for school lunches come from federal reimbursements, 46 percent comes from food sales and 3 percent comes from the state of Maryland.