MANCHESTER – Starting on Monday, July 8, children in Manchester will have another option to get free, nutritious meals. Manchester School District is taking part in the USDA’s SUN Meals program, offering breakfast and lunch at numerous schools around the city.
Children 18 and younger can enjoy free meals on site at the schools Monday through Friday, from July 8 through August 2. No registration or sign-up is needed: Children can simply walk up during the times meals are offered. Tables will be set up outside for children to eat at each of the sites, which include Bakersville, Jewett Street, Northwest and Webster Elementary Schools, and Central, Memorial and West High Schools. Combined with Southern New Hampshire Service’s Summer Meals Program, students now have 17 different potential locations for free summer meals. Full information on each of these sites is listed below.
“When school is out for the summer, many children lose access to the free, nutritious meals they need to grow healthy and strong,” said Superintendent Jennifer Chmiel Gillis. “Programs such as this help bridge the gap for children in our community, filling a critical need. We are thankful to the USDA, our District School Food and Nutrition Services department and Southern New Hampshire Services for making this possible.”
Although school is out for the summer, the District kicks off most of its summer programming on July 8. The District offers meals for students taking part in many of these programs, making it feasible to offer meals to all children through the SUN Meals program.
“Our mission is to ensure that all students who need it can receive nutritious meals, so they can focus on learning,” said Jim Connors, Director of School Food and Nutrition Services. “Our team has worked hard to get this up and running alongside our summer learning programs, and we are excited to take advantage of this opportunity.”
You can find a full list of District meal sites and times below, along with a full list of Southern New Hampshire Services (SNHS) meal sites. District sites will offer meals through August 2, unless otherwise noted. SNHS sites will offer meals through the end of August.
DISTRICT SUN MEALS SITES
Bakersville Elementary School
20 Elm Street (playground)
Breakfast: 8-9 am
Lunch: 11:45 am-12:45 pm
Jewett Street Elementary School
130 S. Jewett Street
Breakfast: 8:30-9:30 am (Monday-Thursday only)
Northwest Elementary School
300 Youville Street
Breakfast: 8-9 am
Lunch: 11:45 am-12:15 pm
Parker-Varney Elementary School
223 James A Pollock Drive
Breakfast: 8-9 am
Lunch: 11:45 am-12:45 pm
Webster Elementary School
2519 Elm Street
Breakfast: 8-9 am
Lunch: 11:45 am-12:45 pm
Central High School
535 Beech Street
Breakfast: 8-9 am
Lunch: 11:30 am-12:30 pm
Memorial High School
One Crusader Way
Breakfast: 8:10-9:10 am
Lunch: 11:30 am-12:30 pm
West High School (Meals will be available at West through August 16)
9 Notre Dame Avenue
Breakfast: 8-9 am
Lunch: 11 am-noon
SNHS MEAL SITES
Beech Hill Apartments
120 Beech Hill Avenue
Lunch: 2:15-3 pm
Center Park
22 Beech Hill Drive
Breakfast: 10:15-10:45 am
Elmwood Apartments
85 Trahan Street
Breakfast: 9:15-10 am
Lunch: 11:15-12:15 pm
Families in Transition
161 South Beech Street
Lunch: 11 am-12 pm
Sheehan-Basquil Splash Pad
297 Maple Street
Lunch: 1-2 pm
Dupont Splash Pad
249 Mason Street
Lunch: 1-2 pm
WIC Office
40 Pine Street
Breakfast: 9-10 am
Lunch: 1-3 pm
MPAL (through August 16)
409 Beech Street
Breakfast: 9-10 am
Lunch: 11:30 am-12:30 pm
Beech Street School
275 Beech Street
Dinner: 3:30-4 pm
Kelly Falls Apartments
463 Kimball Street
Dinner: 2:15-3:15 pm