Summer Food Resources

The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) is a federally-funded, state-administered program. Below is a list of school districts providing free meals throughout the summer. All children age 18 and under are eligible for free meals. Dates, times, and locations vary from district to district. You do not need to live in the servicing district to participate in the Summer Food Service Program.

Programs in the area:

Princeton ISD 477: Princeton Primary 1206 7th Ave N Princeton Dates: 6/10-8/22

Big Lake ISD 727 : Big Lake Middle 601 Minnesota Ave Big Lake Dates: 6/4-8/15

Buffalo Hanover Montrose ISD 877: Buffalo Middle 1300 Hwy 25 N Buffalo Dates: 6/12-8/8

Anoka-Hennepin ISD 11: Ramsey Elementary 15100 Nowthen Blvd Ramsey Dates: 6/17-8/16

Anoka-Hennepin ISD 11: Wilson Elementary 1025 Sunny Lane N Anoka Dates: 6/17-8/16

Use these resources to find an SFSP site near you:

USDA Summer Meals Site Finder.

• Download the Free Meals for Kids app provided by Hunger Impact Partners to your phone or device.
• Call the 211 Hotline. From a cell phone – Twin Cities Metro Area: 651-291-0211, Greater Minnesota: 1-800-543-7709, TTY: 651-291-8440.
• Call the Minnesota Food HelpLine at 1-888-711-1151, available from Monday through Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Central Time.
• Text USDA to texting service. Text Summer Meals to 914-342-7744. Spanish speakers, text Verano to 914-342-7744.

S-EBT Program

The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 authorized a permanent, nationwide S-EBT program for eligible families beginning in 2024. The state of Minnesota (MN) has submitted the S-EBT plan to implement this new federal program in summer 2024 to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the plan is pending approval. The administration of the S-EBT program will be a joint effort between the MN Department of Education (MDE), the MN Department of Human Services (DHS) and MN Information Technology Services (MNIT). The S-EBT program provides families with school-aged children eligible for free or reduced-price school meals at $40 per month per child ($120 total) during the summer months to purchase healthy foods with funds placed on EBT cards.

S-EBT Eligibility

Students attending a school participating in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP)/ School Breakfast Program (SBP) at the end of the 2023–24 school year can qualify through the following methods:

• Students who are directly certified through Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP), Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR), Foster and Medicaid.
• Students who are categorically eligible (homeless, foster, migrant or runaway).
• Students approved for free/reduced-price lunch for the 2023–24 school year.
• Students who are newly eligible for free/reduced-price lunch during the summer until August 23, 2024.

Contact Connie Wrightsman at connie.wrightsman@threeriversmontessori.org for more information or for an application.

June food orders are due!

May breakfast and lunch orders are due by 3:00 pm on Monday, May 27, 2024

Please complete one Breakfast and Lunch Order form per student.

June Breakfast Order Form Below

Breakfast Orders Placed Here

June Lunch Order Form Below

Lunch Orders Placed Here

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FOOD SERVICE CIVIL RIGHTS STATEMENT

In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.

Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:(1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights

1400 Independence Avenue, SW

Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or(2) fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or(3) email:program.intake@usda.gov

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.