PRIEST RIVER – The West Bonner County School District s participating in the Summer Food Service Program. Meals will be provided to all children, ages 1-18, without charge for the programs.
The meals will begin Monday, June 24 at Priest River Elementary School, Priest River Junior High School and Idaho Hill Elementary.
Breakfast will be served at 7:45 a.m. at Priest River Elementary, 8 a.m. at Idaho Hills Elementary and 9 a.m. Priest River Junior High. Lunch will be served at 11 a.m. at Priest River Elementary and Idaho Hill Elementary and 11:30 a.m. at Priest River Junior High.
The Summer Food Service Program serves meals in areas of greatest need with food provided by sponsors who are reimbursed with federal funds for each meal that they serve. There are no income requirements, and children between the ages of 1 and 18 can receive balanced, healthy meals at no cost to them.
In the summer of 2023, more than 70 sponsors served over 750,000 meals and snacks at more than 250 sites across Idaho. Parents or students can visit the USDA’s Find Meals for Kids map at www.fns.usda. gov/meals4kids and enter their address or zip code to find the summer meal site nearest to them. Families can also find the nearest summer meal site by texting FOOD or COMIDA to 304-304 or call the Idaho Care Line at 2-1-1.