Redwood Empire Food Bank Free Summer Lunch for Kids 18 Years and Younger
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In addition to a nutritious lunch, some of the program sites will offer fun activities to help kids stay physically active and academically engaged during the summer break. Program highlights in years past have included visits from the Free Bookmobile of Sonoma County, the Imaginists and the Creek Stewardship Program. The REFB will also offer a variety of staff-lead activities, including creative arts and crafts, a pedal-powered fruit smoothie bike, which will introduce children to healthy alternatives to sugary drinks, and organized water games that will provide opportunities for children to play together and stay cool on hot summer days.
Multiple program sites will also offer free fruits and vegetables once a week allowing low-income families to increase their access to nutritious produce. By layering services and offering both meals and groceries, the REFB aims to decrease the instance of hunger a family faces each week, in a convenient and easy to access way.
“The summer months are a critical time for children who participate in the National School Lunch program during the school year,” said Itzul Gutierrez, REFB Children’s Program Manager.“When schools break for the summer, many children lose access to free and reduced cost school meals. Summer Lunch addresses this meal gap by providing nutritious meals to children in our community because, let's face it, hunger doesn't take a vacation.”
To find a location near you, please refer to the following site list, visit refb.org, or call 2-1-1. For immediate assistance or more information about the Summer Lunch program you can call the REFB directly at 707.523.7903.
Some sites offer breakfast as well as lunch. Serving times are subject to change. All sites closed on July 4th.
Cotati
La Plaza Park, La Plaza Street Jun 4 to Aug 10, 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
Healdsburg
Alliance Medical Center, 1381 University Avenue Jun 11 to Aug 19, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Fitch Mountain Elementary School, 520 Monte Vista Avenue Jun 11 to Aug 10, 8:30 am - 8:55 am & 11:30 am - 12:15 pm
Harvest Grove Apartments, 293 West Grant Street Jun 11 to Aug 3, 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
Healdsburg Library, 139 Piper Street Jun 11 to Jul 27, 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
Petaluma
Petaluma Library, 100 Fairgrounds Drive Jun 4 to Aug 10, 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
Rohnert Park
Alicia Park, 300 Arlen Drive Jun 4 to Aug 3, 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
Santa Rosa
Amorosa Village Apartments, 1300 Pebble Creek Drive Jun 4 to Aug 3, 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
Andy's Unity Park Community Garden, 3399 Moorland Avenue Jun 4 to Aug 3, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Bayer Farm Neighborhood Park & Garden, 1550 West Avenue Jun 4 to Aug 3, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Boys & Girls Club of Greater Santa Rosa, 1011 Hahman Drive Jun 4 to Aug 10, 11:30 am - 12:00 pm
Central Santa Rosa Library, 211 E Street Jun 4 to Aug 3, 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
Cypress Ridge Apartments, 2239 Meda Avenue Jun 4 to Aug 3, 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
Gray's Meadow Apartments, 2352 Meadow Way Jun 4 to Aug 3, 11:45 am - 12:15 pm
Larkfield Oaks Apartments 524 Airport Blvd. Jun 4 to Aug 3, 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
Lavell Village, 165 Lavell Village Circle, Larkfield Jun 4 to Aug 3, 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
Martin Luther King Jr. Park, 1330 Temple Drive Jun 4 to Aug 3, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Northwest Santa Rosa Library, 150 Coddingtown Center Jun 4 to Jul 27, 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
Salvation Army Santa Rosa, 93 Stony Circle Jul 9 to Jul 27, 11:30 am - 12:00 pm
Santa Rosa Junior College Adelante Program, 1501 Mendocino Avenue Jun 13 to Jul 24, 8:50 am - 9:40 am & 12:10 pm - 1:50 pm
Southwest Community Park, 1698 Hearn Avenue Jun 4 to Aug 3, 11:45 am - 12:15 pm
Sebastopol
Camp CASTLE, 7601 Huntley Street Jun 11 to Aug 10, 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
Sebastopol Regional Library, 7140 Bodega Avenue Jun 4 to Aug 3, 12:15 pm - 12:55 pm
Sonoma
Sonoma Valley Regional Library, 755 West Napa Street Jun 4 to Aug 10, 12:15 pm - 12:45 pm
Springs Village Apartments, 200 Fuente Lane Jun 4 to Aug 3, 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
The Boys & Girls Club of Sonoma Valley (Maxwell Clubhouse) 100 W. Verano Avenue Jun 11 to Aug 10, 8:15 am - 8:45 am and 12:30 pm- 1:15 pm
Windsor
Forest Winds Apartments, 6697 Old Redwood Hwy. Jun 4 to Aug 3, 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
Windsor Park Apartments, 350 Duncan Drive Jun 19 to Aug, 11:30 am - 12:00 pm
Windsor Redwoods Apartments, 100 Kendall Way Jun 4 to Aug 3, 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
About Redwood Empire Food Bank
The Redwood Empire Food Bank (REFB) is the largest hunger-relief organization serving north coastal California from Sonoma County to the Oregon border. Since 1987, the REFB has provided food and nourishment to those facing hunger, currently serving 82,000 children, families and seniors in Sonoma County, while striving to end hunger in our community. The REFB collaborates with local and regional partners to obtain and distribute 15.5 million pounds of food annually, the equivalent of more than 35,000 meals every day. Through more than 200 of our own direct service distributions and partnerships with 170 other hunger-relief organizations, we form a network of over 450 weekly and monthly distribution sites serving low-income residents in Sonoma, Lake, Del Norte, Mendocino and Humboldt counties. Visit www.refb.org or call 707-523-7900 to learn more.
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