Anne Arundel County Public Schools will serve free meals to children again this summer, beginning Monday, June 16. The meals are provided to children ages 2 to 18 regardless of family income level.
AACPS has served summer meals to children since 2003. The school district is reimbursed for meals by the United States Department of Agriculture.
Meals will be served at 23 open sites this summer, fewer than in prior years. The consolidation was done after an examination of post-COVID pandemic needs and a reduction in meal participation as well as implementation of steps to ensure that meal sites are accessible, efficient, and comply with federal regulations.
The following seven sites will have meals Monday through Thursday:
· Brock Bridge ES (Rural)
· High Point ES
· Lothian ES (Rural)
· MacArthur MS
· Tracey’s ES (Rural)
· Kim’s Karate, Glen Burnie
· North County Aquatic Center, Glen Burnie
Additionally, AACPS will operate mobile meals delivery to 16 community sites. They are:
North County : Heritage Hills, Pumphrey Center, Willows Apartments.
West County: Orchards at Severn, Meade Village, Spring Meadows, Still Meadows.
Annapolis: Admiral Farragut, Annapolis Gardens, Bywater, Congregation Kneseth Israel, Hilltop Village, Woodside Gardens.
South County (all sites designated as rural): Boones Mobile Estates, Lyons Creek Estates, Maryland Manor.
Per USDA regulations, meals at all sites except those designated as rural most be consumed on-site. Meals at rural sites may be taken away from the site to be consumed.
Meals will also be served at 27 other sites with summer programming, but will only be served to students enrolled in programs at those sites.
More information, including meal service times, will be posted at www.aacps.org/summermeals no later than June 4.