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Cooks & Books Kicks off Summers in Kansas

Cooking lessons and good books are the perfect ingredients for a successful summer lunch program in one Kansas district. The Cooks & Books program began as a collaboration between Wamego Unified School District 320’s food service director and the city’s library director and has become something that members of the community look forward to each year.

Taking school meals on the road in Louisiana

The Curbside Café will soon be hitting the roads in southeastern Louisiana. The Livingston Parish Public Schools’ child nutrition team hopes to increase meal participation at some of the district’s larger campuses by offering a variety of specials through the mobile food trailer. The team will also be working with the district’s Career and Tech Ed Department to involve students in the Curbside Café.

Cafeteria On Wheels Feeds Even More Students Over Summer Months

After a successful pilot program last year, Alachua County Schools in Gainesville (FL) has added a food truck to their free summer meals program, bringing delicious options to neighborhoods in need over the summer months.

unnamed — A new food truck in Alachua County Schools (FL) is traveling to feed more students over the summer months. Staff is preparing to use the “On Point Food Truck” at the district’s high schools in the fall.

The three additional neighborhood stops will serve about 150 children who would otherwise go without these meals over the summer. All children under 18 years old are eligible for free summer lunch, but even adults have shown an interest and are buying from the enticing food truck as well, said Rowe. Read more…