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A massive deep freezer at the Sioux City Community School District central kitchen holds some of the nutritious ingredients used in meal preparation for the district's summer meal program.
Sioux City Community School District participates in the federally funded Summer Food Service Program administered by the Iowa Department of Education. The program provides nutritious meals to children who normally access meals at school during the academic year, but who might otherwise go without during the summer months. Available on weekdays at no cost to youth aged 1-18, the meals meet the same dietary guidelines as those served during the school year. Adults may also purchase a complete meal for $4.
In order to provide meal service at a variety of locations, the Sioux City school district has partnered with a number of local community organization sponsors including the Launch Pad Children’s Museum, Tyson Foods, churches, malls, city parks, schools, and community centers. Currently, meals are served at 27 different meal sites throughout Sioux City.
Last summer, the school district started a mobile operation called Food on the Fly which utilizes two renovated school buses to expand meal service to neighborhood parks such as the Leeds Splash Pad, Dale Street Park, Rosehill Park, Children’s Launch Pad, Cone Park Splash Pad, and to the Verizon Camp at Western Iowa Tech.
The district has offered summer meals for over 20 years and distributes over 2,100 combined breakfasts and lunches.
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A massive deep freezer at the Sioux City Community School District central kitchen holds some of the nutritious ingredients used in meal preparation for the district's summer meal program.
Sioux City Community School District participates in the federally funded Summer Food Service Program administered by the Iowa Department of Education. The program provides nutritious meals to children who normally access meals at school during the academic year, but who might otherwise go without during the summer months. Available on weekdays at no cost to youth aged 1-18, the meals meet the same dietary guidelines as those served during the school year. Adults may also purchase a complete meal for $4.
In order to provide meal service at a variety of locations, the Sioux City school district has partnered with a number of local community organization sponsors including the Launch Pad Children’s Museum, Tyson Foods, churches, malls, city parks, schools, and community centers. Currently, meals are served at 27 different meal sites throughout Sioux City.
Last summer, the school district started a mobile operation called Food on the Fly which utilizes two renovated school buses to expand meal service to neighborhood parks such as the Leeds Splash Pad, Dale Street Park, Rosehill Park, Children’s Launch Pad, Cone Park Splash Pad, and to the Verizon Camp at Western Iowa Tech.
The district has offered summer meals for over 20 years and distributes over 2,100 combined breakfasts and lunches.