BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – Since schools let out for summer last week, most kids across the Brazos Valley are having fun and enjoying the sun. However, many other families are left worrying about their next meal as they’re no longer getting breakfast and lunch at school. In the meantime, local schools are creating summer nutrition programs to help combat childhood hunger.
With the price of goods, services, and costs of living continuing to increase, families in need of food assistance seem to fall further behind.
According to the Texas Department of Agriculture, more than one in five kids struggle with hunger in Texas. However, school districts in the Brazos Valley are doing everything they can to ensure our kids are fed.
During the school year, local school districts have breakfast and lunch programs for students on financial aid. However, when the school year ends, so do those specific programs. That’s why the Brazos Valley is working as one.
Breakfast and lunch will be served for free to kids 18 years old and younger in Navasota, Caldwell, Madisonville, Hearne, Franklin, Bryan, and College Station ISDs.
Most feeding locations will be at local public schools in your area, and there are no requirements to seek help. Children 18 years old and younger can receive free breakfast and lunch. In some areas, adults can purchase meals for $3 to $5.
Navasota:
On Mondays and Thursdays in Navasota, kids can grab breakfast from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., and lunch from 10:30 to noon at Navasota Junior High School.
Caldwell:
Caldwell ISD has a dine-in and grab-and-go option. You can have breakfast and lunch in the Caldwell Junior High cafeteria or head to Cade Lake Chapel for a grab-and-go lunch. Call (979) 567-3414 for dates and times.
Madisonville:
You may grab free breakfast and lunch at Madisonville Elementary School. Call (936) 348-2797 for dates and times.
Hearne:
Summer feeding programs have already started in Hearne. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, you can go to Hearne Elementary and High schools, Village Apartments, or the Teal Center for food assistance. Call (979) 279-8015 for times.
Bryan-College Station:
College Station has started its feeding program, too. Locations are set up at South Knoll and College Hills elementary schools, and the Lincoln Center.
Bryan ISD’s program starts next week and will have 14 different locations to pick up food assistance. Call (979) 209-7052 for more info.
Most of the summer feeding programs start on Monday, June 2, and will stop around the end of July.
Students enrolled in the district with a disability who are 21 and younger can also grab a meal.
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