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Children 18 and under who live in the Ferguson-Florissant School District are eligible for free meals during the district’s summer school program.

This “open site feeding” is financed by the United States Department of Agriculture’s Seamless Summer Option. Last year, the program cost approximately $37,000. The district has participated in the program since 2007.

Between May 31 and July 1 breakfast is served from 7:45 to 8:15 a.m., and lunch is served from 11 a.m. to noon at the following schools:

Airport Elementary School, 8249 Airport Road, Berkeley.

Walnut Grove Elementary School, 1248 N. Florissant Road, Ferguson.

Wedgwood Elementary School, 14275 New Halls Ferry Road, Florissant.

Between June 6 and July 1 breakfast is served from 7:10 to 7:25 a.m., and lunch is served from 10:50 a.m. to noon at McCluer North High School, 705 Waterford Drive, Florissant.

There is help for families who are unsure about whether they live within district boundaries. Visit the website, www.fergflor.org, click on the About Us tab and the School Maps & Boundaries menu option to find out if your child can benefit from the program.

The district is not alone in its effort to care for the hungry. Operation Food Search is just one organization that is also available to provide support. The group’s Hunger Hotline is an emergency, 24/7 service that provides those in need with referral information for agencies in their neighborhoods. Callers are supplied with agency names and telephone numbers.

If you or someone you know is in need of emergency assistance, call (314) 726-5355 and follow the instructions to access the Hunger Hotline.

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