Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction to provide meals and snacks this summer to children in low-income areas
MADISON, Wis. (WFRV) – Authorities with the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) announced on Thursday that they will spend the summer providing children in low-income areas with meals and snacks as part of the Summer Food Service Program.
According to a release, The Wisconsin DPI, through the Summer Food Service Program, serves 2.6 million nutritious meals to children at over 1,000 locations across the state.
Officials say the free meals and snacks are provided to children and teens in low-income areas at sponsored locations and they are funded by the United States Department of Agriculture as the summer extension of the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program.
Those who are over 18 years of age, diagnosed by a state or local public educational agency to be mentally or physically disabled, and are also participating in a public or private non-profit school program during the regular school year are also eligible to receive free meals.
Officials state that communities eligible to receive free meals are those in which the income level of 50 percent or more of the households with children are at or below 185 percent of the federal poverty guidelines.
For an updated list of all the participating Summer Food Service Program locations, click here or contact 2-1-1 of Wisconsin.
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