Duluth schools to offer free summer meals for kids and teens
Duluth schools will serve free breakfast and lunch to kids 18 and under from June 15 to Aug. 21, with no paperwork required.
Duluth Public Schools will start serving free breakfast and lunch to kids and teens 18 and under on June 15, a move meant to help families cover summer food costs while school is out. The district announced the program May 29, and no registration, sign-up or paperwork is required; children must eat the meals on-site in the school cafeteria.
Three elementary schools, Laura MacArthur Elementary, Myers-Wilkins Elementary and Piedmont Elementary, will serve meals Monday through Friday from June 15 through Aug. 21. Breakfast runs from 7:30 a.m. to 10 a.m., and lunch is served from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Denfeld High School will serve Monday through Thursday only, with the same breakfast and lunch hours, but it will be closed for the entire month of August. Lincoln Park Middle School will serve Monday through Friday through Aug. 21, with breakfast from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. and lunch from 11 a.m. to noon. All district meal sites will be closed June 19 and July 3 for holidays. Adults may buy their own meals, at $3.20 for breakfast and $5.60 for lunch.
The district’s schedule fits into a larger summer food system that is built to keep children fed when classrooms empty out. The Minnesota Department of Education says the Summer Food Service Program is designed to fill the nutrition gap during the summer months, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture says families can use its Summer Meals Site Finder to get directions, hours and contact information for nearby sites. The USDA says free summer meals are available to children 18 and under at no cost, and they can be served at schools, parks and other community locations.
That statewide network is substantial. Minnesota education officials said 185 schools and community organizations were serving meals and snacks at more than 800 meal sites across the state this summer through the federal program. In Duluth, the district also uses ParentSquare for email, text and app notifications, giving families another way to track summer-meal reminders and schedule changes as the season unfolds.
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