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

The Lunch Box mobile truck serves free lunches to children during the summer and is operated by the Nutrition Services Department at Painesville City Schools.

This award-winning program operates from June 2, 2025, to August 1, 2025.

Children must eat lunch at the site where the meal is served. Food cannot be taken off-site.

Children ages 18 and under can receive one free lunch meal each day. During inclement weather, meals are served in the Harvey High School cafeteria.

Lunches are provided Monday through Friday at the sites and times below, except for June 19th, July 3rd and July 4th:

Harvey High School		11:00-11:15 AM
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, three items must be selected and one of those three must be a serving of fruit or vegetable.

Click the graphic below to see the Lunch Box menu.

The Lunch Box menu is also found on the My School Menus app. Choose Painesville City Schools

Harvey High School

Lunch Box Summer 2025.

SUN Bucks/Summer EBT

What is Summer EBT?

Summer EBT/SUN Bucks provides grocery benefits to low-income families with school-aged children when schools are closed during 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 the immigration status of children or families.

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

The Lunch Box Awards

	2023 Turnip the Beet! - Gold Beet Award Recipient
	For more information - USDA Turnip the Beet Recognition

	2023 Farm to Summer - Silver Beet Award Recipient
	For more information - ODEW Farm to Summer

	2024 Farm to Summer - Gourd Award Recipient
	For more information - ODEW Farm to Summer

	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:

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

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

PCLS Civil Rights Complaint Form

PCLS Civil Rights Process

Lunch Box Menu