Aldine ISD is Bringing Summer Meals Back

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Aldine ISD is bringing back healthy summer meals to ensure children have a healthy summer vacation and are prepared to return to school ready to learn. 

Aldine Child Nutrition Services will provide students 18 and younger and enrolled students with disabilities up to 21 years old with healthy, no-cost summer meals. The Seamless Summer Program is a U.S. Department of Agriculture nutrition program administered in the Lone Star State by the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA). For the children who rely on school meals during the academic year, these meals offer a source of good nutrition when school is out for the long summer vacation.

“Children need good nutrition year-round so they can learn, grow and succeed in life,” Dani Sheffield, executive director of child nutrition services, said. “With nearly 2 million food-insecure children living in Texas, these healthy meals are vital to nourishing our students during summer vacation.”

Aldine ISD Child Nutrition Services will operate 46 school sites offering breakfast and lunch daily. Specific locations will be posted on the district and Child Nutrition websites. Meal service times may be obtained by contacting a campus site.

Aldine is one of the nonprofit organizations partnering with TDA to serve meals across Texas. Families are encouraged to use the following three tools to find a meal site anywhere in the
state:

• Call 2-1-1 to speak to a live operator
• Visit www.SummerFood.org for an interactive site locator map
• Text FOODTX or COMIDA to 877-877

Organizations partner with TDA to serve meals in areas where more than 50 percent of children are eligible for free or reduced-price meals in the National School Lunch Program. Eligible sponsoring organizations include schools, faith-based groups, nonprofit summer camps, government agencies and other tax-exempt organizations. All meal sites must be sponsored by an organization that has a contract with TDA. Summer meal sites help children succeed by providing the nourishment they need to return to school in the fall ready to thrive.

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.