Free summer meals kick off in southern Nevada

The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) is offering free meals to kids and teens 18 years and younger in southern Nevada. While school may be out for summer, the need for meals continues. More than 20.7 million breakfasts and 39.6 million lunches were served to students in Nevada in the 2022-2023 school year, many of whom depend on this food, underscoring the importance of programs like SFSP to fill meal gaps while school is out.

The SFSP is a partnership funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and administered by the Nevada Department of Agriculture (NDA) to provide access to food through community organizations.

“For many students, school breakfast and lunch may be their main source of nutrition,” said NDA Division of Food and Nutrition Administrator Patricia Hoppe. “We are proud to partner with these local organizations to ensure thousands of students in our state continue to have access to nutritious meals during the summer months.”

Sites throughout the state offer free meals daily for kids and teens 18 years and younger, no questions asked. SFSP sites include schools, camps, parks, playgrounds, housing projects, community centers, churches, and other public sites where children gather in the summer.

Parents, children and teens can find a meal site near them by visiting nvsummermeals.com, texting "Summer Meals" to 914-342-7744 or calling 1-866-348-6479.

About the Nevada Department of Agriculture

The Nevada Department of Agriculture (NDA) mission is to preserve, protect and promote Nevada’s agriculture. The department has 225 dedicated employees providing services in its five divisions, Administrative Services, Animal Industry, Measurement Standards, Food and Nutrition, and Plant Health and Compliance. The department’s $288 million budget facilitates regulatory and administrative work in agriculture and food manufacturing industries, protecting public and environmental health and worker safety, and providing food distribution and oversight for the United States Department of Agriculture’s school and community nutrition programs.