By Sydney Fishman | Bay Metropolis Information
Ukiah Unified Faculty District’s (UUSD) Free Summer time Meals program not solely offers college students with free meals throughout summer time break, but additionally helps low-income households get monetary savings and really feel safe understanding their youngsters have a constant place to get their every day vitamin.
The district is continuous its custom of offering breakfast and/or lunch, relying on the location, to youngsters and their households. UUSD stated 80% of its college students qualify without cost or reduced-price lunch, which means they arrive from low-income households. Summer time usually places an additional burden on households struggling to afford nutritious, well-balanced meals.
Julie Beer, UUSD’s meals service coordinator, stated even residents who should not college students are eligible for this system. She stated earnings verification isn’t required for individuals to seize a free meal.
“This really helps families because you can receive breakfast and lunch,” Beer stated.
Beer famous it’s useful that many colleges are inside strolling distance for households. “It makes it easier for people to access food for their families.”
Based on the UUSD web site, seven places throughout Ukiah are serving meals to neighborhood members this summer time. Beer stated having websites all through the town makes it simpler for extra households to entry the meals, no matter the place they reside.
“Some people might not have food at home, so this way, they can at least go get a breakfast bagel each day while their kids are out of school for summer break,” she stated.
UUSD’s Free Summer time Meals program will likely be supplied till August 8, with some places ending service July 17. To see the Free Summer time Meals program schedule and to go to a location in your space, go to the UUSD web site at uusd.web/apps/information/article/2080627.
Different summer time meal websites in Mendocino County embody faculties in Anderson Valley, Redwood Valley and Fort Bragg. To see different places serving free meals, go to cde.ca.gov/ds/sh/sn/ap/summersites.asp?yr=2025&countyname=Mendocino.
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