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Summer Meals - The Lunch Box

 

Through SUN Meals, kids of all ages can eat meals during the summer at no cost. SUN Meals are available to any child aged 18 and under, no application or other information is needed! For more information on this USDA program, visit https://www.fns.usda.gov/summer/sunmeals

 

 

Lunch Box 2024 - Summer Lunch Program

Painesville City's summer food service program is the award-winning mobile truck known as the Lunch Box. The Lunch Box operates from June 3, 2024, to August 2, 2024. 

During the times listed below, children ages 18 and under are eligible to receive one lunch meal per day. In the event of inclement weather, meals are served in the Harvey High School cafeteria. Children must eat lunch at the site where the meal is served. Food cannot be taken off-site. 

 

Lunches are provided Monday through Friday at the sites and times as follows, with the exception of June 19th and July 4th and 5th:

 

Harvey High School   11:00-11:15AM
Chestnut Elementary (back lot)   11:30-11:45 AM
Maple Elementary   12:00-12:15 PM
Elm Street Elementary (back lot)   12:30-12:45 PM
State Street Park    1:00-1:15 PM

 

The Lunch Box Menu
 
A lunch meal consists of a grain, protein, (the grain and the protein are typically referred to as an entree), fruit, veggies and milk. At a minimum, children must select at least 3 items and one of those items must be a serving of fruit or vegetable. The menu is available under any of the school menu sites for PCLS. Click the graphic below to be taken directly to that site. You can also download the My School Menus app for easier access. 
 
 
Menu
 
 
SUN Bucks/Summer EBT
 
 

What is Summer EBT?

The Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer Program for Children (Summer EBT or SUN Bucks) is new in summer 2024. Summer EBT/SUN Bucks provides grocery benefits to low-income families with school-aged children when schools are closed for the summer. Summer EBT benefits will either be loaded to a household’s Ohio Direction Card, or a benefit card will be sent in the mail to each eligible child.  

Families can use the money to buy food during the summer at grocery stores, farmers markets, and other authorized retailers. Families will receive a one-time benefit of $120 for each eligible child and participation will not affect children or families’ immigration status.

For information on SUN Bucks, please visit https://sebt.ohio.gov/about/

 
 
The Lunch Box Awards
 
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 2023 Turnip the Beet! - Gold Beet Award Recipient
  For more information - USDA Turnip the Beet Recognition
   
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 2023 Farm to Summer - Silver Beet Award Recipient
  For more information - ODEW Farm to Summer
   
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 2024 Farm to Summer - Gourd Award Recipient
  For more information - ODEW Farm to Summer
   
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 2016 Children's Hunger Alliance - Summer Program of the Year
  As the Program of the Year winner, Kelly Minnick, Director of Nutrition Services, and guests were invited to join the 22nd Annual Menu of Hope luncheon in February of 2017 in Columbus, Ohio. Kelly Minnick was recognized for the many great things and the work she has done. The Hunger Alliance was thrilled to be able to recognize her tremendous efforts to help children in Painesville City. 
 
 
 
 
To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form (AD-3027) at http://ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html. Meals are the same for all children regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability, and there will be no discrimination in the course of the meal service.
 
In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.
 

Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:

  1. mail:
    U.S. Department of Agriculture
    Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
    1400 Independence Avenue, SW
    Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
  2. fax:
    (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
  3. email:
    [email protected]

 

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

PCLS Civil Rights Complaint Form

PCLS Civil Rights Process