Summer vacation can be exciting for kids, with no homework, later bedtimes, more time with friends, and of course, no school classes! But, it’s not all fun and games for some families and children who struggle financially. Some families have to be worried about where the next healthy meal will come from because the children no longer have access to free or reduced lunches that they receive during the school year. During the summer, many struggling families have to spend more money on food and therefore have to make tougher household budgetary decisions.
One in five children living in Central Florida struggle with hunger, according to Feeding America’s Map the Meal Gap 2019 report. However, Second Harvest Food Bank provides a solution to this summer challenge through their Summer Food Service Program , which provides free, nutritious meals and snacks to kids under the age of 18.
Second Harvest Food Bank has provided over one million summer meals to kids since 2008 by delivering healthy food daily to summer camps, libraries, day cares and other places in the community where children gather.
Here are the eleven summer feeding locations in Osceola County supported by Second Harvest Food Bank and their Summer Food Service Program:
- CAMP INFINITY (MARYDIA COMMUNITY CENTER)
707 SAWDUST TRAIL
KISSIMMEE, FL 34744 - CHAMBERS PARK
2380 SMITH STREET
KISSIMMEE, FL 34744 - EL TABERNACULO –
2151 SIMPSON ROAD
KISSIMMEE 34744 - TEEN EXTREME
1114 George Street
Kissimmee, FL 34741 - OAK STREET PARK COMMUNITY CENTER
717 N. PALM AVENUE
KISSIMMEE, FL 34741 - ACADEMY OF KNOWLEDGE
2200 E. IRLO BRONSON MEMORIAL HIGHWAY SUITE 101-107
KISSIMMEE, FL 34744 - CENTRO CRISTIANO DIOS DE PACTOS
1130 SIMMONS RD
KISSIMMEE, FL 34744 - HELPING OTHERS (ASPIRE)
932 DETERMINATION WAY
KISSIMMEE, FL 34741 - THE VINE CHURCH/KINGDOM KIDS ACADEMY
1003 S. JOHN YOUNG PARKWAY
KISSIMMEE, FL 34742 - ASSOCIATION OF POINCIANA VILLAGES
395 MARIGOLD AVE
POINCIANA, FL 34759 - LA NUEVA JERUSALEM
4925 OLD PLEASANT HILL RD
KISSIMMEE, FL 34759
Positively Osceola would like to recognize Second Harvest Food Bank for closing the summer hunger gap for children with their Summer Food Service Program and for making a Positive Difference in Osceola County!
