Richland One to provide free meals to children June 3-July 18

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2 min read • June 5, 2024
Richland One to provide free meals to children June 3-July 18

Again this summer, Richland One will provide free meals to any child age 18 or younger, regardless of their school district attendance zone, through the federally-funded Seamless Summer Option.

From June 3 through July 18, meals will be available for children Monday through Thursday at 29 school sites throughout the district. Breakfast will be served from 7:45 – 9 a.m., and lunch will be available from 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. All meals must be eaten on site.

Students participating in Richland One’s Summer SOAR programs and camps will be fed at one of the 29 locations.

Non-program participants are encouraged to receive breakfast and lunch daily at the four sites listed below, but they also may receive meals at any of the other locations:

  • Carver-Lyon Elementary School (2100 Waverly Street, Columbia, SC 29204)
  • St. Andrews Middle School (1231 Bluefield Road, Columbia, SC 29210)
  • Eau Claire High School (4800 Monticello Road, Columbia, SC 29203)
  • Lower Richland High School (2615 Lower Richland Blvd, Hopkins, SC 29061)

Five days’ worth of meals for students will be available for parents/guardians to pick up on June 10, June 17 and July 29. Ten days’ worth of meals will be available for pick-up on June 24, June 27 and July 11. All meal pick-ups will take place from 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. in the bus loops at the following locations:

  • Forest Heights Elementary School (2500 Blue Ridge Terrance, Columbia, SC 29203)
  • Webber Elementary School (140 Webber School Road, Eastover, SC 29044)

For more information, contact Richland One’s Nutrition Services department at (803) 231-6953 or sfsp@richlandone.org.

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