Nearly 1,000 sites are serving up free, healthy meals and snacks this summer to students 18-years-old and younger in Minnesota. The meals are part of the Summer Food Service Program put on by the Minnesota Department of Education.
Over 3.4 million meals were served last summer thanks to the program.
"If you show up and you're a kid, you get a meal, no questions asked," Flanagan said.
The St. Paul Public School summer food truck makes 10 daily stops, including Friday morning's stop at Unity Park in Roseville where around 12 kids were waiting before the window even opened.
Friday's meal consisted of a munchable, apples, carrots, and milk.
The Summer Food Service Program is a program the Lt. Gov. is familiary with. "I was a kid who used free and reduced price lunch," she said. "I am also a former youth worker and this is what I did. I counted meals and made sure kids had meals."
Besides the food, there's music, bubbles, chalk and more for kids to enjoy at the food sites.
You can find summer meal sites through the Department of Education's website or by following the information below.
Looking for a meal site? Use these resources to find an SFSP site near you:
- Download the Summer Eats Minnesota app to your phone or device.
- Call the 2-1-1 Hotline or from cell phones – Twin Cities Metro Area: 651-291-0211, Greater Minnesota: 800-543-7709, TTY: 651-291-8440.
- Call the National Hunger Hotline at 1-866-3-Hungry or 1-877-8-HAMBRE, available from Monday through Friday, 6 a.m.-9 p.m., Central Time.
- Text "Summer Meals" to 97779. Spanish speakers, text "Verano" to 97779.
