Free meal boxes available for Vermont kids

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – In addition to free meals for kids this summer, the Burlington School District will soon offer free, seven-day meal boxes.

Starting at the end of July, children can get a weekly meal box with seven breakfasts and seven lunches.

The district says the boxes are available for all kids under 18, from any town or state.

Those boxes will be available for pickup on Wednesdays, July 30, August 6 and August 13 at the Intervale Center at 180 Intervale Road in Burlington.

You can sign up for reminders to help with planning.

The district started providing free meals to children this month at four spots in the city.

There are no fees and there is no registration; kids can just show up.

That program runs Monday-Friday until August 7, with the exception of July 4.

Here are the locations:

• Franklin Square Apartments, 1554 North Ave. – Lunch: 12 p.m.- 1 p.m.
• Riverside Apartments, 669 Riverside Ave. – Lunch: 12 p.m.- 1 p.m.
• Roosevelt Park, 57 Oak Street – Supper: 5 p.m.-6 p.m.
• South Meadow, 1 Raymond Place – Lunch: 12 p.m.- 1 p.m.

You can call 211 for information on free summer lunches for kids across Vermont.

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