All children are invited to enjoy free lunches again this summer through the Great Northern Services’ Summer Lunch program. Kids can find healthy meals, fun activities, and a chance to see their friends at multiple locations this summer. The 2021 Summer Lunch Program will serve meals Monday through Friday from June 21st to August 6th.
Free lunches will be served this summer as follows:
‒ At the Dunsmuir Community Resource Center at 5840 Dunsmuir Ave, from 1-1:30;
‒ In McCloud, at McCloud Baptist Church, 121 Water St, from 12:30-1:00;
‒ In Mount Shasta: at Sisson Elementary School, 601 E. Alma St, from 12-12:30
‒ At two locations in Weed: at Bel Air Park from 11:30-12, and at Mountain View Apartments, 262 E. Lake Street, from 11-11:30;
If you are interested in volunteering for the program, you can sign up to be a Summer Lunch Chef.
Great Northern Services (GNS) sponsors a USDA Summer Food Service Program. Bag lunches are distributed Monday through Friday from June to August. Meals are provided to all children ages 18 and under without charge and are the same for all children regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability, and there is no discrimination in the course of the meal service. In 2018 over 7,200 lunches were served.
To learn more about how you can volunteer or help to support the Summer Lunch Program, contact Heather Solus at 530-938-4115 ext 128 or email hsolus@gnservices.org.
Photos from the 2018 Summer Lunch Program
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Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.
To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at: How to File a Complaint, and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by:
(1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;
(2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or
(3) email: program.intake@usda.gov.
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.