Missouri DHSS creates an online map for summer food program

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ)

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services Summer Food Service Program has created an online interactive map to help Missouri families find free meals this summer for children.

The map helps families to find locations where breakfast, lunch and/or snacks are given to children living in eligible areas during the summer months and during times of public emergencies when children do not have access to free or reduced-price meals at school.

Community organizations serve the meals at schools, churches, parks, swimming pools, YMCA facilities, Boys and Girls Clubs, and other spots where children gather when school is not in session.

The meals are provided to all children, regardless of family income, that attends the meal service location. Children do not have to register and there is no fee to participate in the program.

The map and more information about the Summer Food Service Program can be found at www.health.mo.gov/sfsp/.

For families without access to the internet, summer meal sites in the area can also be found by texting the phrase “Summer Meals” to the text number 914-342-7744.