Summer Food Program Feeds Hungry Children

Stamford children under age 18 have access to free breakfasts and lunches at their local schools this summer thanks to the school district’s participation in the Seamless Summer Food Program. The program, which began in late June and ends August 10, provides children attending summer school or summer camp with free breakfasts and lunches. Other school children living in the community may also receive these free meals.

According to Rita Crocco, the Stamford school district’s Assistant Food Service Director, the program will likely exceed the 60,000 meals it served last summer.

Stamford is one of several school districts in the state offering summer meal programs to children in their community.