(Jefferson City, MO) — A summer meal program is underway for Missouri children. Tanya Harvey of the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services say there are 950 meal sites throughout the state. Those sites and their hours and days of operation can be found on the agency’s interactive website. Harvey say last year, they served more than four million meals to children in the USDA-backed program.
Children up to age 18 can get a meal. The sites are located in areas where 50-percent of the children qualify for free or reduced price meals at school, which means all children in that area can get a free meal if they want one. Children do not have to prove eligibility to obtain a meal. Harvey says sites are often located at schools and non-profit organizations such as YMCA’s and Boys & Girls Clubs.
The USDA requires each meal include a milk, a grain, a meat or meat alternative, a fruit and a vegetable.
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