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Children 18 and under who live within Ferguson-Florissant School District boundaries are eligible for free meals during the district’s summer school program, which began May 29 and ends July 29.

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.

From May 29 – July 27 breakfast is served from 7:45 to 8:15 a.m., and lunch is served from 11 a.m. to noon, Monday through Friday, at Airport Elementary School, 8249 Airport Road, Berkeley, MO 63134.

From May 29 – June 29 the meals are served at the following schools:

Johnson-Wabash Elementary School, 685 January Ave., Ferguson, MO 63135

Wedgwood Elementary School, 14275 New Halls Ferry Road, Florissant, MO 63033

From June 4 – July 27 lunch is served from 11 a.m. to noon, and a snack is served from 2 to 2:15 p.m., Monday through Friday, at Parker Road Elementary School, 2800 Parker Road, Florissant, MO 63033.

From June 4 – 29 breakfast is served from 7:10 to 7:25 a.m., and lunch is served from 10:50 a.m. to noon, Monday through Friday, at the following schools:

McCluer North High School, 705 Waterford Drive, Florissant, MO 63033

McCluer South-Berkeley High School, 201 Brotherton Lane, Ferguson, MO 63135

From June 4 – 29 breakfast is served from 7:30 to 7:50 a.m., and lunch is served from 11:30 a.m. to 11:50 p.m., Monday through Friday, at the Mark Twain Student Support Center, 1555 Derhake, Florissant, MO 63033.

There is help for families who are unsure about whether they live within district boundaries.. Visit website at 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.

Operation Food Search is another 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.