Once again this summer, children can enjoy no-cost breakfasts and lunches provided by the Bensalem Township School District Food Service Department. The district is sponsoring the Summer Food Service Program, a federally-funded nutrition program, open to all children ages 1-18 years.
No application is necessary. Meals are completely free, and all children are invited to come to the designated sites to enjoy a meal. This program makes sure all children can eat healthy during the summer months.
Additionally, the “Owls on the Go” Summer Lunch Bus brings meals to children throughout Bensalem. Menus are available at bensalemsd.org/apps/pages/SummerMeals.
The schedule is as follows:
Belmont, Faust, Valley elementary schools and Snyder Middle School (meals in cafeteria), June 19-Aug. 10, Monday-Thursday: breakfast from 8:30 to 9:45 a.m.; lunch from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Cornwells Elementary School (meals in cafeteria), June 19-Aug. 10, Monday-Thursday: breakfast from 8:30 to 9:45 a.m.; lunch from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Rush Elementary School (meals in cafeteria), July 3-Aug. 3, Monday-Thursday: breakfast from 8:30 to 9:45 a.m.; lunch from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Bensalem High School (meals in cafeteria), June 19-Aug. 10, Monday-Thursday: breakfast from 8 to 9:30 a.m.; lunch from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Teddy Bear College, Bensalem, June 19-Aug. 11, Monday-Friday: breakfast from 9 to 10 a.m.; lunch from noon to 1 p.m.
Silver Lake Nature Center, Bristol, June 19-Aug. 11, Monday-Friday: lunch from noon to 1 p.m.
Note: All sites will be closed on Tuesday, July 4.
“Owls on the Go” Summer Lunch Bus runs June 19 to Aug. 10, Monday-Thursday. The bus will be at each stop for 30 minutes, serving meals for the first 20 minutes. The lunch bus will not operate on July 4. Children must eat in the renovated, air-conditioned bus.
The schedule for Bus #1 is as follows:
10:30 a.m.: Salem Crossing, off Street Road
11:10 a.m.: Townhomes @ Gateway, Richelieu Road entrance
11:50 a.m.: Imagination Land Playground, parking lot by playground
12:30 p.m.: intersection of Boston and Spruce avenues
The schedule for Bus #2 is as follows:
10:30 a.m.: Hunters Creek Apartments
11:10 a.m.: Franklin Commons Apartments, Bobolink Drive by pool
11:50 a.m.: Hidden Valley, Cowcross Road by Euston & Maltese Court
12:30 p.m.: intersection of Portside & Leeward Drive
Visit fns.usda.gov/summerfoodrocks for a complete listing of sites in Pennsylvania or call 866-3-HUNGRY.
