Students in need will have several options available to them for summer meal programs.
The Pulaski County Special School District will again be offering multi-day meal boxes for students, and their families, in the district.
The program will start next Thursday, June 6 and will continue through Aug. 8.
Pickup locations are:
Mills University Studies High School , 708 E. Dixon Road in Little Rock
Cato Elementary, 9906 Jacksonville-Cato Road in Sherwood
Meal distribution will start at 7 a.m. and continue through 11 a.m. or until supplies run out.
The district isn’t the only one offering summer meals as the Central Arkansas Library System and North Little Rock’s Laman Library will also be having programs.
All the programs are funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and none have income requirements or required registration.
An example of a five-day lunch box being offered by PCSSD. (PCSSD photo/file)
The CALS program is with Be Mighty Little Rock and will be daily meals that will be available at branches in Maumelle, Little Rock, Sherwood and Jacksonville. The program starts next Monday, June 3 and continues through Aug. 14.
Children’s Library, 4800 W. 10th Street, Little Rock – Monday - Friday, 11:30 a.m, - 12:30 p.m.
Dee Brown Library, 6325 Baseline Road, Little Rock – Monday - Friday, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Mini-Main Library, 401 President Clinton Avenue, Little Rock – Monday - Friday, 11:30 a.m, - 12:30 p.m.
McMath Library, 2100 John Barrow Road, Little Rock – Monday - Friday, noon - 1 p.m.
Rooker Library, 11 Otter Creek Court, Little Rock – Monday - Friday, noon - 1 p.m.
Terry Library, 2015 Napa Valley Road, Little Rock – Monday - Friday, 11:30 a.m, - 12:30 p.m.
Williams Library, 1800 S. Chester Street, Little Rock – Monday - Friday, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Those branches will also be offering activities for students such as reading, exercise programs and cooking classes, among others,
The North Little Rock program is dubbed the “Bridge 2 Success Food Program” and will be available at the downtown branch as well as the main library at 2701 Orange St.
Laman has partnered with Bridge 2 Success, a nonprofit youth outreach program that focuses on giving young people in Central Arkansas an opportunity to be successful.
The Laman program will feature grab and go lunches for those 2 to 18 and will be offered Monday through Friday from noon to 1 p.m. at both branches.
The downtown branch will also have a breakfast program from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., Monday through Friday.
"We are thrilled to introduce the new summer schedule for the Bridge 2 Success food program," said Jill Wheeler, Youth Services Manager at Laman/
For more information about the Bridge 2 Success Food Program and other library programs, please visit the North Little Rock Public Library System's website at NLRlibrary.org or contact the library directly at 501-758-1720.
For more information about the PCSSD meal pick up, please contact Regena English at renglish@pcssd.org. For more Summer Meals Sites around Arkansas, go to: https://www.fns.usda.gov/meals4kids.
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Students in need will have several options available to them for summer meal programs.
The Pulaski County Special School District will again be offering multi-day meal boxes for students, and their families, in the district.
The program will start next Thursday, June 6 and will continue through Aug. 8.
Pickup locations are:
Mills University Studies High School , 708 E. Dixon Road in Little Rock
Cato Elementary, 9906 Jacksonville-Cato Road in Sherwood
Meal distribution will start at 7 a.m. and continue through 11 a.m. or until supplies run out.
The district isn’t the only one offering summer meals as the Central Arkansas Library System and North Little Rock’s Laman Library will also be having programs.
All the programs are funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and none have income requirements or required registration.
The CALS program is with Be Mighty Little Rock and will be daily meals that will be available at branches in Maumelle, Little Rock, Sherwood and Jacksonville. The program starts next Monday, June 3 and continues through Aug. 14.
List of branches
Maumelle Library, 10 Lake Pointe Road, Maumelle – Monday - Friday, noon - 1 p.m.
Nixon Library, 703 W. Main Street, Jacksonville – Monday - Friday, 11 a.m. - noon
Sanders Library, 10200 Johnson Road, Sherwood – Monday - Friday, 11 a.m. -- noon
Children’s Library, 4800 W. 10th Street, Little Rock – Monday - Friday, 11:30 a.m, - 12:30 p.m.
Dee Brown Library, 6325 Baseline Road, Little Rock – Monday - Friday, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Mini-Main Library, 401 President Clinton Avenue, Little Rock – Monday - Friday, 11:30 a.m, - 12:30 p.m.
McMath Library, 2100 John Barrow Road, Little Rock – Monday - Friday, noon - 1 p.m.
Rooker Library, 11 Otter Creek Court, Little Rock – Monday - Friday, noon - 1 p.m.
Terry Library, 2015 Napa Valley Road, Little Rock – Monday - Friday, 11:30 a.m, - 12:30 p.m.
Williams Library, 1800 S. Chester Street, Little Rock – Monday - Friday, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Those branches will also be offering activities for students such as reading, exercise programs and cooking classes, among others,
The North Little Rock program is dubbed the “Bridge 2 Success Food Program” and will be available at the downtown branch as well as the main library at 2701 Orange St.
Laman has partnered with Bridge 2 Success, a nonprofit youth outreach program that focuses on giving young people in Central Arkansas an opportunity to be successful.
The Laman program will feature grab and go lunches for those 2 to 18 and will be offered Monday through Friday from noon to 1 p.m. at both branches.
The downtown branch will also have a breakfast program from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., Monday through Friday.
"We are thrilled to introduce the new summer schedule for the Bridge 2 Success food program," said Jill Wheeler, Youth Services Manager at Laman/
For more information about the Bridge 2 Success Food Program and other library programs, please visit the North Little Rock Public Library System's website at NLRlibrary.org or contact the library directly at 501-758-1720.
For more information about the PCSSD meal pick up, please contact Regena English at renglish@pcssd.org. For more Summer Meals Sites around Arkansas, go to: https://www.fns.usda.gov/meals4kids.