USD 259 prepares for a summer of free meals for children

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Free breakfasts and lunches will be offered at 33 locations as part of the WPS Summer Food Program. The Summer Food program runs May 28 – July 25, 2025. The free meals are available to all children ages 1 - 18, not just WPS students or students who qualify for free/reduced meals. Visit www.usd259.org/summerfood for locations, times and menus.

This summer, WPS will operate two different types of sites this summer. The majority will be dine-in sites, where children have to be present and meals must be consumed on site. No application or registration is needed for dine-in sites.

The USDA has designated Southeast High School as a rural school, allowing WPS to offer a week’s worth of grab-and-go meals at this site only. Children don’t need to be present, but a parent or guardian has to pick up the meals. Online registration is required each week to receive meals and will be capped at 3,000 children.

Visit www.usd259.org/summerfood for more information and to register.

The Kansas State Department of Education and the United States Department of Agriculture sponsor the Summer Food Service Program, which has been administered by the Wichita Public Schools since 1982.

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