City Summer Meals Program Begins on July 6

Richmond, VA – The Richmond Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities (PRCF) will begin serving healthy meals to youth this summer on Monday, July 6 as part of the Summer Food Service Program. The summer food program provides children and teens, through age 18, with nutritious breakfast and lunch, until Friday, August 21, 2020.

Healthy meals are provided based on USDA nutrition guidelines. No registration is required. Meals will be provided to all children without charge and are the same for all children regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability, and there will be no discrimination in the course of the meal service.

Meals will be provided, on a first come, first serve basis, at the sites and times as follows:

Site Name	Site Address	Dates of Operation	Meal Times
Active Minds Daycare and Learning	2713-2715 Byron St, 23223	6/29 - 8/21/2020	B 7:00-8:00a /L 11:00a-11:45a  (M-F)
Ann Hardy Community Center	3300 1st Ave, 23222	7/6 - 8/21/2020	B 9:00-10:00a / L 12:00-1:00p    (M-F)
Antioch Learning Center	1384 New Market Rd, 23231	6/29 - 8/21/2020	B 8:15-9:15a/L12:00-1:00p (M-F)
Battery Park Community Center	2803 DuPont Circle,  23222	7/6 - 8/21/2020	B 9:00-10:00a / L 12:00-1:00p     (M-F)
Bellemeade Community Center	1800 Lynhaven Ave, 23224	7/6 - 8/21/2020	B 9:00-10:00a / L 12:00-1:00p    (M-F)
Blackwell Recreation Center	300 E. 15th Street, 23224	7/6 - 8/21/2020	B 9:00-10:00a / L 12:00-1:00p    (M-F)
Broad Rock Community Center	4615 Ferguson Lane, 23224	7/6 - 8/21/2020	B 9:00-10:00a / L 12:00-1:00p    (M-F)
Calhoun Community Center	436 Calhoun St, 23220	7/6 - 8/21/2020	B 9:00-10:00a / L 12:00-1:00p    (M-F)
Christian Tabernacle Watchcare	5100 Salem Street, 23231	6/29 - 8/21/2020	B 7:30-8:30a / L 11:30a-12:30p  (M-F)
Creative Learning Center	3202 Chamberlayne Ave, 23227	6/29 - 8/21/2020	B 8:00-9:00a / L 12:00-1:00p    (M-F)
Creighton Community Center	2101 Creighton Rd., 23223	7/6 - 8/21/2020	B 9:00-10:00a / L 12:00-1:00p    (M-F)
Four Mile Creek Church	2950 New Market Rd, 23231	6/29 - 8/21/2020	B 8:30-9:30a/Supper 3:00- 4:00p (M-F)
Hickory Hill Community Center	3000 E. Belt Blvd, 23224	7/6 - 8/21/2020	B 9:00-10:00a / L 12:00-1:00p    (M-F)
Hotchkiss Field Recreation Center	701 E. Brookland Park Ave, 23222	7/6 - 8/21/2020	B 9:00-10:00a / L 12:00-1:00p    (M-F)
Humphrey Calder Community Center	414 N. Thompson St, 23226	7/6 - 8/21/2020	B 9:00-10:00a / L 12:00-1:00p    (M-F)
Laurel Woods Apartments	211 North Cottage Green Dr, 23005	6/29 - 8/21/2020	B 9:00-10:00a / L 12:00-1:00p    (T-TH)
Luck’s Playground	Rogers and T. Street	7/6 - 8/21/2020	B 9:00-10:00a / L 12:00-1:00p    (M-F)
New Birth Fellowship Ministry	5745 Orcutt Lane	6/29 – 8/21/2020	B 8:30-9:30a /L 12:00-1:00p    (M-F)
New Life Harvest	30 La Brook Dr., 23224	6/29 - 8/21/2020	B 9:00-9:45a/ L 11:30-12:00p    (M-F)
Northside YMCA	4207 Old Brook Rd	6/29 - 8/21/2020	B 8:00-9:00a / L 11:00-1:00p    (M-F)
Pine Camp Recreation Center	4901 Old Brook Rd, 23227	7/6 - 8/21/2020	B 9:00-10:00a / L 12:00-1:00p    (M-F)
Powhatan Community Center	5051 Northampton St, 23231	7/6 - 8/21/2020	B 9:00-10:00a / L 12:00-1:00p    (M-F)
Precious Angels CDC	1214 Wilmer Ave, 23227	6/29 - 8/21/2020	B 8:15-9:30a /L 11:15a-12:30p    (M-F)
Precious Blessings Academy	4823 Bryce Ln, 23224	6/29 - 8/21/2020	B 7:30-8:30a / L 12:00-1:00p   (M-F)
Randolph Community Center	1415 Grayland Ave, 23220	7/6 - 8/21/2020	B 9:00-10:00a / L 12:00-1:00p    (M-F)
Reid Community Center	1301 Whitehead Rd, 23225	7/6 - 8/21/2020	B 9:00-10:00a / L 12:00-1:00p    (M-F)
RRHA- Hillside Community Center	1500 Harwood St, 23224	6/29 - 8/21/2020	B 9:00-10:00a / L 12:00-1:00p    (M-F)
Scholars Academy Child Development	8723 Shrader Rd, 23228	6/29 - 8/21/2020	B 8:00- 8:30a/ L 11:30- 12:00  (M-F)
Southside Community Center	6255 Old Warwick Rd, 23224	7/6 - 8/21/2020	B 9:00-10:00a / L 12:00-1:00p    (M-F)
St. James Children’s Center	1205 W. Franklin St, 23220	6/29 - 8/21/2020	B 8:00-9:00a / L 12:00-1:00p    (M-F)
SUCCOR Behavioral Services	1920 Fairmount Ave, 23223	6/29 - 8/21/2020	B 8:30-9:30a /L 1:00p-2:00p    (M-F)
T.B. Smith Recreation Center	2015 Ruffin Rd, 23224	7/6 - 8/21/2020	B 9:00-10:00a / L 12:00-1:00p    (M-F)
Westover Recreation Center	1301 Jahnke Rd, 23225	7/6 - 8/21/2020	B 9:00-10:00a / L 12:00-1:00p    (M-F)
Westwood Playground	5409 Marian St, 23226	7/13 - 8/21/2020	B 9:00-10:00a / L 12:00-1:00p    (M-F)
Whitcomb Community Center	2302 Carmine St, 23223	7/6 - 8/21/2020	B 9:00-10:00a / L 12:00-1:00p    (M-F)
Worship and Praise CDC	3006 E. Laburnum Ave, 23223	6/29 - 8/21/2020	B 7:30-9:00a / L 11:00a-12:00p  (M-F)
Y-ME Childcare Center	3200 Dill Rd, 23222	6/29 - 8/21/2020	B 9:00-10:00a /L 12:00p-1:00p    (M-F)

 

To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form (AD-3027), found online at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992.

Submit your completed letter to the USDA by:

(1) Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture

   Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights

   Washington, D.C. 20250-9410

(2) Fax: (202) 690-7442; or

(3) Email: program.intake@usda.gov

            This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

 

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2020 Summer Fun Pop Up Camp Locations

USDA Summer Meals Begins June 15!

                                                                                                                  

The USDA Summer Meals for Kids program hosted by the City Richmond Department of Parks, Recreation, and Community Facilities will begin serving summer meals on Monday, June 15 at more than 100 sites. The Summer Meals for Kids program provides children and teens (through the age of 18) nutritious breakfasts and lunches at selected sites during the summer months. These free meals are available by visiting any participating site at meal time. No registration is required.



Mayor Dwight C. Jones, First Lady of Virginia Dorothy McAuliffe,
and Councilmember Chris Hilbert of the 3rd Voter District.

The Summer Meals for Kids program was established by the United States Department of Agriculture to ensure that children had access to healthy meals during the summer months. In the Richmond metro area, the program operates Monday through Friday, June 15 through August 28. 

“The goal of the USDA Summer Meals for Kids program is to ensure that no young person will be hungry this summer as many children may only obtain healthy meals during the school year,” said Dr. Norman C. Merrifield, director of Richmond’s Department of Parks, Recreation, and Community Facilities.

 

For more information, please call (804) 646-5698. A complete list of participating sites can be found at http://www.richmondgov.com/parks/documents/SMFK_Locations.pdf .

 

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Kids Can Eat Free All Summer

The department is working to ensure no child goes hungry this summer with the Summer Meals for Kids program. The program provides hundreds of thousands of free meals for children throughout the Richmond area every summer. All any child between the ages of one and 18 has to do to eat free is walk into any of the more than 125 sites around the city where the meals are served. No advanced registration or reservations are required.

     The program is offered through the department’s partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Every spring the department recruits sites that offer youth programs during the summer to sign up to receive the free breakfasts, lunches, or suppers, or various combinations of these that fit their programs. The department then contracts with a food service company that prepares and delivers the meals to the various sites. Participation in the program is also free for the participating sites.

     The purpose of the program is to make sure children have access to proper nutrition during the summer months when they are not receiving meals at school. Last summer, the department’s program served approximately 346,000 free meals to kids throughout the city and beyond. This summer the program will continue through Aug. 31. For a list of sites where your kids can eat for free, call 804-646-5752 or visit www.richmondgov.com.