South Dakota Ag Connection - Find Summer Food Service for Youth with Text or Call

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Find Summer Food Service for Youth with Text or Call
South Dakota Ag Connection - 05/26/2016

Organizations across South Dakota will serve free meals to the state's youth this summer as a part of the Summer Food Service Program and Seamless Summer Option. Children age 18 and younger may receive a meal free of charge at participating sites, which include organizations such as nonprofits, schools, libraries and local governments.

Families will have a variety of ways to access the most current information on free feeding locations and the dates and times of meal service throughout the summer. The USDA Summer Meal Site Finder tool is at www.fns.usda.gov/summerfoodrocks. This free, web-based application allows users to easily locate summer food sites throughout South Dakota and across the country. The information will also be available by texting "Food" or "Comida" (Spanish) to 877-877 or calling 1-866-3-HUNGRY or 1-877-8-HAMBRE (Spanish).

Feeding sites will be added to the Summer Meal Site Finder regularly; so, it is important to check back periodically.

The Summer Food Service Program and Seamless Summer Option are federally funded through the U.S. Department of Agriculture and administered by the South Dakota Department of Education. This agency is an equal opportunity provider. More information on the summer programs is available at www.doe.sd.gov/cans/.

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