Here’s where Thurston families can find free meals for kids 18 and younger this summer
Thousands of Thurston County students eat free and reduced-price school lunches during the school year. But when school lets out, the Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction wants families to know how to continue to get free meals through the annual Summer Food Service Program.
Unlike the school lunch program, the Summer Food Service Program can be used by anyone 18 years old or younger. OSPI noted that the program is funded federally and by statewide nonprofits, schools, and Tribes.
Here are some of the locations within 15 miles of Olympia:
Lydia Hawk Elementary
- Begins: June 27
- Ends: Aug. 19
- Open: Monday-Friday
- Lunch time: 11:30 a.m. to noon
- Afternoon snack time: 3:30 to 4 p.m
Mountain View Elementary
- Begins: July 11
- Ends: Aug. 12
- Open: Monday-Friday
- Breakfast time: 7:30 to 8 a.m.
- Lunch time: 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Lacey Elementary
- Begins: June 27
- Ends: Aug. 19
- Open: Monday-Friday
- Lunch Time: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
- Afternoon snack time: 3:30 to 4 p.m.
Timberline High School
- Begins: July 6
- Ends: Aug. 12
- Open: Monday-Thursday
- Breakfast time: 7:30 to 8 a.m.
- Lunch time: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Tumwater High School
- Begins: June 27
- Ends: Aug. 26
- Open: Monday-Friday
- Lunch time: 10:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
The program is available statewide. More locations can be found on the U.S. Department of Agriculture website.
The Child Nutrition Services department within OSPI can be reached at 360–725–6200 for more information.
