free summer meals program underway

By Remy Andersen Staff Writer

(July 28, 2023) Worcester County Public Schools has begun its free summer meals program for 2023. The Summer Food Service Program is funded federally and administered by the state.

The program reimburses providers who serve free, nutritious meals to children and teens in qualified areas when school is not in session, according to Odtis Collins, the coordinator of food services for the county school system.

“We have been fortunate in our county to receive community donations as well to support the program,” he said.

During the pandemic, the service offered the most flexibility to families in need, reducing paperwork and administrative burden, thus making it easier for qualified districts to feed students.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS SUMMER MEAL PROGRAM PICK-UP

Berlin

• Homes at Berlin Apartments, Mondays and Wednesdays, 12:45-1:45 p.m., 113 Flower Street, Unit 30 Pocomoke

• YMCA, Monday to Friday, Noon-1 p.m. (lunch) and 3-3:30 p.m. (snack)

• Pocomoke Landing, Monday to Thursday, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., 22 Bradley Court

• Windy Gardens Apartments, Monday-Thursday, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., 800 Lynnhaven Drive Snow Hill

• Ebenezer United Methodist Church, Monday-Thursday, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., 107 Collins Street