Free Summer Feeding Program Underway
Meals at school are generally the most nutritious meals students eat. Sometimes, they’re the only meals students eat.
Marion County Public Schools once again offers free breakfast and lunch meals to all students 18 years and younger without any questions asked or paperwork required. Students can simply show up at their closest serving location and enjoy the food provided by the district’s Summer Food Service Program.
This year, the district anticipates serving 200,000 meals at 47 locations throughout Ocala and Marion County. Funded through the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, the program requires the sites to have congregate feeding, meaning the meals served must be consumed onsite. Meals are not prepared for takeout.
This year, the program continues through summer school terms which end June 29 or July 13 depending on location. All locations will also close July 3-4 with some dates and times varying based on location:
Anthony Elementary
Belleview Elementary
Belleview-Santos Elementary
Belleview High
Dunnellon Middle
Dunnellon High
East Marion Elementary
Emerald Shores Elementary
Forest High
Fort King Middle
Fort McCoy
Hammett Bowen Jr. Elementary
Howard Middle
Lake Weir High
Lake Weir Middle
Liberty Middle
Madison Street Academy
Maplewood Elementary
Marion Oaks Elementary
North Marion High
Ocala Springs Elementary
Osceola Middle
Reddick-Collier Elementary
Romeo Elementary
Saddlewood Elementary
Shady Hill Elementary
Stanton-Weirsdale Elementary
Vanguard High
West Port High
Wyomina Park Elementary
Off-Site Locations
Acceleration Academies
Blessed Trinity –
Boys & Girls Club Marion – Ocala
Boys & Girls Club Dunnellon
Boys & Girls Club Shores
Central Christian Church
Deer Run Apartments
E.D. Croskey Center
Hickory Knoll Apartments
Howard Academy
Mt. Zion Church
Ocala Brazilian
Parkside Apartments
Shiloh Church
YMCA – Ocala
Families can visit www.summerbreakspot.org/find-location/ to find the closest locations and serving times
