Free Lunch Deliveries
Vacaville Unified School District Child Nutrition Department delivers lunches to select neighborhoods each summer as part of a national "Seamless Summer Feeding" program. From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. weekdays from June 11 to Aug. 10, 2012, trucks will take nutritious lunches to children at 20 neighborhood sites.
The lunches are free and available to all children up to age 18.
"Hunger is one of the most severe roadblocks to the learning process," says the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which funds the Summer Nutrition Program. "Lack of nutrition during the summer months may set up a cycle for poor performance once school begins again. Hunger also may make children more prone to illness and other health issues. The Seamless Summer Feeding Option" is designed to fill that nutrition gap and make sure children can get the nutritious meals they need."
Nearly 40 percent of Vacaville's students -- more than 4,600 children -- qualified for free and reduced-price meals during the 2010-11 school year, according to the California Department of Education. That's a lot of potentially hungry children this summer, and one reason the school district decided to reach out.
2012 Summer Routes
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“El Sur/South” (approximate times) (los tiempos son aproximados) 11:30 - Adobe Villa Apts. 1649 Alamo Dr. 11:45 - Alamo Palms 11:55 - Alamo Gardens 1501 Alamo Dr. 12:10 - Alamo Drive Mobile Home Park 1495 Alamo Dr. 12:25 - Buena Vista Apts. 1407-1421 Alamo Dr. 12:35 - TGIF: Padan Park 800 Alonzo Rd. 12:45 - El Matador Mobile Home Park 777 Alamo Lane 1 p.m. - Round Oak Village 1510 Alamo Dr. |
“El Centro/Central” (approximate times) (los tiempos son aproximados) 11:25 - Southwood Place Apts. 410 Buck Ave. 11:40 - Orchard/Maples Apts. 401 W. Monte Vista Av. noon - Country High School (6/14-7/11) 100 B- McClellan St. 12:15 - Downtown Library 1 Town Square 12:40 - Canyon Creek Apts. 159 Aegean Way 12:55 - Creekside Village Mobile Home Park 149 Aegean Way 1:15 - Shasta Terrace Apts. 293 Shasta Dr. 1:35 - Twin Oaks Apts. 2390 Nut Tree Rd. 1:50 - Lynwood Knolls Apts. 800-908 Beelard Dr. |
“El Norte/North” (approximate times) (los tiempos son aproximados) 11:15 - Brownsville Estates 207 Brown St. 11:30 - Markham Elementary [6/14-7/11] 101 Markham Av. noon - Trower Park area Highlands, Willows, Gables, Meadows, etc. 12:15 - Lincoln Corner Apts. 130 Scoggins Ct. 12:35 - The Californian Apts. 1253-63 Callen St. 12:50 - Bennett Hill Apts. 231 Bennett Hill Ct. 1:15 - Monte Vista Mobile Home Park 1143 E. Monte Vista Ave. |
