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9 Westmoreland locations will provide free meals through summer food program

Patrick Varine
Patrick Varine
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The USDA’s Summer Food Service Program provides nutritious meals primarily for children throughout the summer months.

Nine sites in Westmoreland County will serve free meals to children this summer through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Summer Food Service Program.

Administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, Pennsylvania children received more than 4.5 million meals in 2019 from approximately 2,400 food program sites, with $13.5 million in USDA support.

“Food insecurity impacts students year-round, not just when they are in school,” said Education Secretary Pedro A. Rivera. “This year the covid-19 pandemic has created additional pressures for students and caregivers. The Summer Food Service Program helps communities bridge the gap between school years to ensure students have continued access to nutritious meals over the summer and are prepared to return to school healthy.”

Sites include:

• Otterbein United Methodist Church in Greensburg
• West Hempfield Elementary, Wendover Middle School and Hempfield Area Senior High School in Hempfield
• Penn-Trafford High School in Penn Township
• Donegal Elementary School
• Mount Pleasant Area Junior-Senior High School
• Mendon Elementary School in Ruffs Dale
• West Newton Elementary School
The Summer Food Service Program, which began in 1976, is a federally funded child nutrition program designed to reach those who are age 18 or younger in economically disadvantaged areas. People over 18 who are mentally or physically handicapped and participate in public or nonprofit private programs established for the disabled are also able to receive free meals at the Summer Food Service Program sites.
For more, call 866-3-HUNGRY, text “FOOD” to 877877 or see click here.

Patrick Varine is a TribLive reporter covering Delmont, Export and Murrysville. He is a Western Pennsylvania native and joined the Trib in 2010 after working as a reporter and editor with the former Dover Post Co. in Delaware. He can be reached at pvarine@triblive.com.

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