Staff prepare nutritious meals to be delivered to one of eight sites across northern Franklin County. The Fieldstone Foundation Summer Food Service Program expects to deliver 18,000 meals over the course of the summer.
7-week program kicks off on July 5, and runs to Aug. 18
Healthy breakfasts and lunches will once again be available this summer through the Fieldstone Foundation Summer Food Service Program.
Eligible youth will receive breakfast and lunch at multiple locations in northern Franklin County starting July 5. The program expects to deliver 18,000 meals over the summer to recreation parks, schools and community gathering spaces in Chateaugay, Constable, Malone, Owls Head, St. Regis Falls and West Bangor.
Funded by the USDA and administered through the New York State Education Department, the Summer Food Service Program is sponsored locally by the Fieldstone Foundation, an affiliate of Citizen Advocates. Children 18 years of age or younger are eligible. As a sponsor of the program, Fieldstone is reimbursed based on costs associated with the number of meals served. All meals are provided free of charge.
“Fieldstone Foundation is dedicated to improving the social determinants of health across northern New York,” said Amanda Tagliarino, Fieldstone’s Senior Director. “Providing access to nutritional meals throughout the summer months ensures that lifelong health and well-being start at a young age.”
The seven-week program runs locally from July 5 to Aug. 18, with dates of operation varying between sites. Meals are prepared every morning by experienced staff and then delivered to the distribution sites, where they are handed out by volunteers or staff. Menus rotate and are subject to change, but generally include milk, juice, cereal or muffin for breakfast, and sandwiches, wraps, juice, milk, chips, vegetables or fruit for lunch.
This year’s meal sites are:
Chateaugay Elementary School
42 River St., Chateaugay, NY 12920
July 10 to Aug. 18
Breakfast from 8 to 8:30 a.m.
Lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Chateaugay Rec. Park
7247 State Rte. 374, Chateaugay, NY 12920
July 5 to Aug. 18
Lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Constable Recreation Park
87 Poplar St., Constable, NY 12926
July 5 to Aug. 18
Lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
First Methodist Church of West Bangor
State Rte. 11B, West Bangor, NY 12966
Aug. 7 to Aug. 11
Breakfast from 8 to 8:30 a.m.
Lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Malone Recreation Park
276 Duane St., Malone, NY 12953
July 5 to Aug. 18
Lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Owls Head Methodist Church
7 Ragged Lake Rd., Owls Head, NY 12969
July 5 to Aug. 18
Lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Pine Ridge Park in Constable
212 State Rte. 122, Constable, NY 12926
July 5 to Aug. 18
Breakfast from 8 to 8:30 a.m.
Lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Town of Waverly Public Beach in St. Regis Falls
39 South River Rd., St Regis Falls, NY 12980
July 5 to Aug. 18 Lunch 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.