Looking for lunch? Local organizations offering free meals and snacks for summer

Garret Roberts, Beaver County Times
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While local students adjust to their summer schedules, organizations in Beaver County are ensuring that hungry children have access to food.

The Beaver County YMCA has once again partnered with a variety of local organizations to set up summer meal sites for students in need. The lunches are funded in part by the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development in partnership with the Beaver County Commissioners.

Some locations involved in the summer lunch program will require registration and eligibility forms, but the YMCA did not indicate which organizations require these forms on their website.

The following locations will have a noon lunch for visitors ages 18 and younger on weekdays until Aug. 12, unless otherwise noted:

  • Aliquippa Impact - 952 Franklin Ave., 3rd Floor, Aliquippa, PA 15001 (until Aug. 4)

  • BF Jones Library - 663 Franklin Ave., Aliquippa, PA 15001

  • Allison Park Church - 239 Merchant St., Ambridge, PA 15003 (Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays until July 28)

  • Baden United Methodist Church - 420 Dippold Ave., Baden, PA 15005

  • Dreamers - 1023 Main St., Aliquippa, PA 15001

  • Ewing Park Pool - Ewing Park, Ellwood City, PA 16117 (until Aug. 5)

  • First Baptist Church - 301 Adams St., Rochester, PA 15074

  • Genesis Church - 111 Cherryton St. Aliquippa, PA 15001 (Mondays and Wednesdays until Aug. 10)

  • Harmony Dwellings - 900 Ninth St., Beaver Falls, PA 15010 (until Aug. 5)

  • Morado Dwellings - Fourth Avenue & 43rd Street, Beaver Falls, PA 15010 (until Aug. 5)

  • Mount Washington - 712 12th St., Beaver Falls, PA 15010 (until Aug. 5)

  • New Galilee Nazarene Church - 506 Washington Ave, New Galilee, PA 16141

  • Perfect Love - 2033 Midland-Beaver, Industry, PA 15052

  • Pleasant View Homes - 16th Avenue & 16th Street, Beaver Falls, PA 15010 (until Aug. 5)

  • Pulaski Homes - 50th Street, New Brighton, PA 15066 (until Aug. 5)

  • Queen Horton - 1101 10th St., Beaver Falls, PA 15010

  • Salvation Army of Aliquippa - 514 Franklin Avenue, Aliquippa, PA 15001

  • Salvation Army of Beaver Falls - 414 16th St., Beaver Falls, PA 15010

  • Walnut Ridge - 801 Pershing St., Ellwood City, PA 16117

In addition to the lunch locations listed above, some local organizations are also offering an “a.m. snack” for families in need. The following locations will have snacks available for visitors age 18 and younger until Aug. 12:

  • Ambridge Library - 99 11th St., Ambridge, PA 15003

  • Baden Library - 385 State St., Baden, PA 15005

  • Beaver Falls Library - 1217 Seventh Ave., Beaver Falls, PA 15010

  • Midland Library - 61 Ninth St., Midland, PA 15059

Children in need of meal services in the evening can go to The Center, located at 754 Ohio Ave. in Midland, for their dinner service. Students can receive dinner from 5 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on weekdays until Aug. 5.

Families looking for additional areas near their location can visit the program’s website at beavercountyymca.org or text FOOD to 914-342-7744 for more info.

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