Summer Lunch Program Begins Next Week in Montgomery County

As the 2017-2018 school year comes to an end, Montgomery County Public Schools officials are reminding residents in need that the school district remains committed to ensuring that students are receiving a healthy meal free of charge during the summer.

Approximately 35 percent of MCPS students are eligible for free and reduced price meals and the summer school lunch program is designed to bridge the nutrition gap when school is out, according to MCPS officials.

The Division of Food and Nutrition Services is offering free meals to students ages 18 and under,  from June 18 until August 24. Appointments are not necessary, but the meal must be consumed on site.

Below are the locations and times:

Open Sites June 18 to August 24 

• TESS Community Services Center
  8513 Piney Branch Road, Silver Spring, MD
  11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Open Sites June 25 to August 10

• John F. Kennedy High School
  1901 Randolph Road, Silver Spring, MD
  11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Open Sites July 2 to August 10

• Germantown Library
  19840 Century Blvd., Germantown, MD
  11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

• Montgomery Knolls Elementary School
  807 Daleview Drive, Silver Spring, MD
  11:30 a.m. to  1:00 p.m.

• Forest Oak Middle School
  651 Saybrooke Oaks Blvd., Gaithersburg, MD
  11:30 a.m. to  1:00 p.m.

• Harmony Hills Elementary School
  13407 Lydia Street, Silver Spring, MD
  11:30 a.m. to  1:00 p.m.

• Francis Scott Key Middle School
  910 Schindler Drive, Silver Spring, MD
  11:30 a.m. to  1:00 p.m.

• Lake Seneca Elementary School
  13600 Wanegarden Drive, Germantown, MD
  11:30 a.m. to  1:00 p.m.

• Middlebrook Mobile Home Park
  19515 Frederick Road, Germantown, MD
  11:30 a.m. to  1:00 p.m.

• Fairland Elementary School
  14315 Fairdale Drive, Silver Spring, MD
  12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

• Roberto W. Clemente Middle School
  18808 Waring Station Road, Germantown, MD
  12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

• Col. E. Brooke Lee Middle School
  11800 Monticello Avenue, Silver Spring, MD
  12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Open Sites July 9 to August 3

• Viers Mill Elementary School
  11711 Joseph Mill Road, Silver Spring, MD
  11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

For more information regarding the summer program, visit the Montgomery County Public Schools website by clicking here.

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