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St. Pete’s Summer Food Program Starts Tuesday

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The program, run by the St. Petersburg Parks and Recreation Department, seeks to provide nutritionally balanced meals for children 18 years and younger while school is out during the summer.

ST. PETERSBURG – During the months that Pinellas County Schools are closed, the city of St. Petersburg and Healthy St. Pete are sponsoring the Summer Food Program.

The program, run by the St. Petersburg Parks and Recreation Departmentaims to provide nutritionally balanced meals for children 18 years and younger during the summer break.

The program is offered at these locations throughout St. Pete from Tuesday (May 29) through Aug. 10:

  • Boyd Hill Nature Preserve, 2900 31st St. S, is serving lunch only from noon to 1 p.m.
  • Camp Redbird at Azalea Elementary School is serving breakfast and lunch, Monday through Thursday at 1680 74th St. N and Friday at 1600 72nd St. N from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. and noon to 1 p.m.
  • Campbell Park Recreation Center, 601 14th St. S, is serving breakfast and lunch from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. and noon to 1 p.m.
  • Childs Park Recreation and Fitness Center, 4301 13th Ave. S, is serving breakfast and lunch from 8 to 9:30 a.m. and noon to 2 p.m.
  • Dell Holmes Park, 2740 22nd St. S, pavilion no. 1, is serving lunch only from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
  • Frank Pierce Recreation Center, 2000 Seventh St. S, is serving breakfast and lunch from 8:15 to 9:30 a.m. and noon to 2 p.m.
  • Gladden Park Recreation Center, 3901 30th Ave. N., is serving breakfast and lunch from 8 to 9:30 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  • J.W. Cate Recreation Center, 5801 22nd Ave. N, is serving breakfast and lunch from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
  • Johnson Community Library, 1059 18th Ave. S, is serving lunch only from noon to 1 p.m.
  • Lake Vista Recreation Center, 1401 62nd Ave. S, is serving breakfast and lunch from 8 to 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  • Main Library, 3745 Ninth Ave. N, is serving lunch only from noon to 1 p.m.
  • Roberts Recreation Center, 1246 50th Ave. N, is serving breakfast and lunch from 8 to 9:30 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
  • Shore Acres Recreation Center, 4230 Shore Acres Blvd. NE, is serving breakfast and lunch from 8 to 9:30 a.m. and noon to 1 p.m.
  • TASCO Center for Teen Technology, 1320 Fifth St. N, is serving breakfast and lunch from 8 to 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
  • Thomas “Jet” Jackson Recreation Center, 1000 28th St. S, is serving breakfast and lunch from 8 to 9:30 a.m. and noon to 1:30 p.m.
  • Walter Fuller Recreation Center, 7891 26th Ave. N, is serving breakfast and lunch from 8 to 9:30 a.m. and noon to 12:45 p.m.
  • Willis S. Johns Recreation Center, 6635 Dr. M.L. King Jr. St. N, is serving breakfast and lunch from 8:15 to 9:30 a.m. and noon to 1:30 p.m.

For information about the Summer Food Program, contact the St. Petersburg Parks and Recreation Department at 727-893-7441 or go to StPeteParksRec.org.

The Healthy St. Pete Division is an initiative under the St. Petersburg Parks and Recreation Department and founded by the Deputy Mayor and City Administrator Kanika Tomalin that advocates for and promotes a healthy way of life for the St. Pete community by providing resources and services to residents. Go to HealthyStPeteFL.com to learn more about the initiative.

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