Summer Food Service Program: What Land O' Lakes Parents Need to Know

School may be out for summer, but the District School Board of Pasco County is still serving the needs of students.

More specifically, the board is participating in the Summer Food Service Program for children, which is providing free and healthy meals to more than four-dozen sites in the county.

Here are the sites in Land O’ Lakes:

Land O’ Lakes Community Center 5401 Land O Lakes Blvd., (June 24-Aug. 2)

• Lunch will be served from noon to 12:30 p.m.; an afternoon snack from 3-3:30 p.m.

Land O’ Lakes Recreation Complex, 3032 Collier Parkway (June 24-Aug. 2)

• Lunch will be served from 11:30 a.m. to noon; an afternoon snack from 2:30-3 p.m.

The program aims to fill the void during the warmer months when school breakfasts and lunches are not available, according to the district.

“All children 18 years old and younger are eligible for meals at no charge at open sites, and there will be no discrimination in the course of the meal service,” the district stated in a news release. “The programs are only approved for geographical areas of need where 50 percent or more of the children qualify for free and reduced-price meals during the school year.”