Kennewick Kids Eat Free This Summer: Local Schools' Meal Schedule Announced

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The Kennewick School District, in collaboration with the USDA Summer Food Program for Children, will offer free meals to children during the summer. This program, designed to prevent child hunger while school is out, will operate from June 24 to July 17, excluding the public holidays on June 19 and July 4.

Meals are available to all community children under 18 years old. They must be eaten on-site, as the program does not allow meals to be taken away. This rule helps ensure that meals are consumed in a safe, supervised setting during set meal times.

Several district schools will distribute meals. For example, Amistad Elementary and Southgate Elementary will serve breakfast from 8:30 to 9:00 AM and lunch from 12:00 to 12:30 PM, Monday to Thursday. Highlands Middle School and Park Middle School will begin breakfast at 7:30 AM.

For high school students at Kamiakin and Kennewick High Schools, lunch will be served from 10:00 to 10:30 AM. Tri-Tech Skills Center will also adjust meal times to fit its students' schedules, starting breakfast and lunch services from June 14.