For many students and families, the end of the school year also signals the end of access to school-provided free and reduced price meals.
*The 2025 Summer Food Service list will be updated throughout the summer. Parents can call (810) 396-0247 with any questions or concerns.
The Food Bank of Eastern Michigan helps fill this gap by providing healthy meals at our summer feeding sites throughout Genesee, Gladwin, Saginaw, and Lapeer counties. Our Summer Food Service Program, funded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and administered by the Michigan Department of Education (MDE), aims to fill that gap, providing children with free, healthy meals during the summer months when school is not in session and when many children often face missing meals and lack of proper nutrition. Nationally, more than 21 million children receive free and reduced-price meals during the school year, but only 17% of these children participate in the Summer Food Service Program.
Every summer, the Food Bank partners with numerous feeding sites (currently 72) to help keep young people nourished and healthy. As a sponsor of the USDA’s Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), the Food Bank distributes more than 65,000 meals through daily deliveries to each location during the summer. Breakfast and lunch are provided daily by the Food Bank, as well as kid-friendly treats.
We don’t stop there—the Food Bank also strives to provide healthy snacks in our Summer Take Home Nutrition Bags. They are offered at every site and are for children to take home and enjoy over the weekend. The bags contain pre-cut vegetables, fresh fruit, granola bars, milk, and 100% juice. In 2024, the Food Bank distributed 7,584 nutrition bags to children in need.
Donate to the Food Bank! Every dollar you give can be leveraged to provide 6 meals for someone in need.
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For more information please contact James Stefanski at (810) 396-0247