Where to find free meals for kids this summer

Shelby Reeves, Chillicothe Gazette
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CHILLICOTHE— With kids out of school for the summer, families are tasked with providing more meals to their children. This can lead to financial hardships, luckily there are multiple organizations in Ross County committed to making sure students are fed throughout the summer.

Babe the Big Blue Lunch Bus will be providing kids with free summer meals again this summer.
Babe the Big Blue Lunch Bus will be providing kids with free summer meals again this summer.

The Chillicothe City School district will have three vehicles, including Babe the Big Blue Lunch Bus, on the roads during the week delivering meals to students 18 and younger. The schedule for Chillicothe City School district is as follows:

  • 10:45 a.m. — Strawser Park, Cooks Mobile Park, Chillicothe football field parking lot

  • 11:10 a.m. — Mt Logan Learning Center, Blair Mobile Park, Ross County Board of DD

  • 11:45 a.m. — Manor Park, Lifting Up Jesus Church

  • 12:10 p.m. — Lincoln Park, Bowman Park

  • 12:35 p.m. — Sherman Park, Poland Park

  • 12:40 p.m. — North Branch Library

  • 1:15 p.m. —Old Tiffin School from parking lot, Main Library, Chillicothe City Pool

All meals must be consumed on-site with each student receiving only one free meal per day.

Ross County Community Action will also be providing free lunches during the week for kids 18 and under. They will be serving from June 6 to July 29. The Ross County Community Action Schedule is as follows:

  • 11 a.m.- Overbrook Apartments, Scioto Woods

  • 11:15 a.m.- Adena Elementary, Huntington Elementary, Paint Valley Elementary, Southeastern Elementary, Unioto High School, Zane Trace Elementary

  • 11:30 a.m.- Cross creek Apartments, Overlook Apartments

  • 12 p.m.- Gleason Mobile Home Park, Kenowa Village, Paint Creek Station, Tiffin Estates, Zane Village

  • 12:15 p.m.- Adelphia Park, Bainbridge Elementary, Carousel Court

  • 12:30 p.m.- Frankfort Library, Westland Estates

  • 1 p.m.- Kingston Library, Richmondale Library

Children must consume meals on site. Registration is not required but Community Action asks that you preregister to help with meal preparation and planning, you can redister at surveymonkey.com/r/rosssummerfood

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