OCO Summer Food Service Program Providing Free Meals for Oswego County Children

FULTON, NY – Bridget Dolbear, program services coordinator for Oswego County Opportunities’ Nutrition Services announced that OCO is participating in this year’s Summer Food Service Program.

Funded through the New York State Education Department, the Summer Food Service Program provides free meals to children throughout the summer months.

“Summer is an exciting time for children to enjoy playtime with friends, a week at camp, a family vacation, or time at the pool. But for many children who receive free and reduced-price meals at school, summer can mean hunger. Just as learning does not end when school lets out, neither does a child’s need for good nutrition. Once again we have partnered with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to provide free meals to children while school is out for the summer. There are no income requirements. All school aged children under age 18 are invited to enjoy a free meal” said Dolbear.

Meals will be available at the following sites and times.

Butch Ponzi Recreation, Building #27 Fort Ontario Complex, Oswego
Lunch noon – 1 p.m. Snack 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, July 5 – August 18

Cleveland Park, 65 North St., Cleveland
Breakfast 10 – 10:30 a.m. and lunch noon – 12:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, July 10 – August 18

CNY Arts, 11 River Glenn Drive, Fulton
Lunch noon – 12:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, July 10 – August 18

Fulton CYO, 365 W. First St., Fulton
Breakfast 9 – 9:30 a.m. and lunch noon – 12:45 p.m. Monday through Friday, July 10 – September 1

Fulton Public Library, 160 S. First St., Fulton
Lunch 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Monday through Friday, July 5 – August 16

Fulton YMCA, 715 W. Broadway, Fulton
Breakfast 8:30 – 9:30 a.m. and lunch 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, June 26 – August 25

Hamilton Homes, 96 Hamilton St., Oswego
Lunch noon – 1 p.m. Monday through Friday, July 6 – August 25

Hannibal Recreation, 824 County Route 34, Hannibal
Lunch 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday (not open on Thursday), July 7 – August 18

Pulaski Recreation, Haldane Building, 16 Maple Ave. Ext., Pulaski
Breakfast 8 – 9:30 a.m. Monday through Friday and lunch 11:15 a.m. -1 p.m. Monday through Thursday, July 5 – August 11

Taft Bay Park 851 State Route 49, Bernhards Bay
Lunch 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. and snack 2:30 – 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday, June 28 – August 17

West Monroe Park 2 Depot Road, West Monroe
Lunch 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, July 10 – August 10

Times and dates are subject to change.

“OCO Nutrition Services has sponsored the Summer Food Service program for the past 6 years and have served 105,000 meals to children in our communities,” said Dolbear. “We are happy to be offering this program again and I encourage families to participate and remember that hunger doesn’t take a vacation.”

Acceptance and participation requirements for the program and all activities are the same for all regardless of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex, gender identity, religion, reprisal, and where applicable, political beliefs, marital status, familial or parental status, sexual orientation, or all or part of an individual’s income is derived from any public assistance program, or protected genetic information in employment or in any program or activity conducted or funded by the Department.

For information on the program contact OCO Nutrition Services at 315-598-4712.

OCO, Inc. is a private, non-profit agency that has been supporting communities throughout Oswego County since 1966.

A member agency of the United Way of Greater Oswego County, OCO provides more than 50 vital services throughout 100 separate locations.

For more information, visit www.oco.org.

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