The 2023 Summer Food Service Program is beginning soon, offering free meals to children. Read on for dates, on-site rules, and eligibility. 

The program will be offered from June 26 to Aug 18 from Monday to Friday. Meals will not be served on July 3 or July 4 because of the Fourth of July holiday.

The meal locations and serving times from Monday to Friday will be:

• Edwards Elementary School, 715 E Eighth Street: 11:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
• Newberg Public Library, 503 E Hancock Street: 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
• Memorial Park, S Blaine Street: 12:00 p.m. to 12:30 p.m.
• Mabel Rush Elementary School, 1441 Deborah Road: Breakfast: 9:00 to 9:30 a.m. and Lunch: 11:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m

The meals are available at no charge to all children ages 1 to 18. No application is necessary.

Please review the following rules:

• Only one meal per child is permitted.
• There will be no grab-and-go meals.
• All meals must be consumed on-site; a child may take a single item home with them.

The Summer Food Service Program is an extension of the National School Lunch Program. The program is funded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), and it is administered by the State of Oregon-Child Nutrition Program and Newberg Public Schools.