Full Notification

Rockford - The City of Rockford Human Services Department, along with Lifescape Community Services, announces the beginning of the 2010 Summer Food Service Program to be held at over forty sites in the Rockford area this year. The Summer Food Service Program offers meals and snacks at sites offering summer activities for children, ensuring that proper nutrition continues throughout the summer months. The City of Rockford Human Services Department manages the program, and Lifescape Community Services is the vendor for the meals and snacks.

During the school year, many children receive free and reduced-price breakfast and lunch through the School Breakfast and National School Lunch Programs. Hunger is one of the most severe roadblocks to the learning process. Lack of nutrition during the summer months may set up a cycle for poor performance once school begins again. Hunger also may make children more prone to illness and other health issues. The Summer Food Service Program is designed to fill that nutrition gap and
make sure children are kept nourished and engaged.

The Summer Food Service Program sites include non-profit organizations, schools and local recreation centers. These sites are either in close proximity to a school where over 50% of the children receive free or reduced lunch, or the sites serve a group of children where most of them are from low-income families. The Summer Food Service Program enables these sites to offer nutritious
lunches and snacks to children from ages 2 to 18 as part of their summer programming. Please contact individual sites for program details. The site list is attached.
The Summer Food Service Program is a federally funded program operated nationally by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and administered by the Illinois State Board of Education. It is the largest federal resource available for local programs that combines mealtime with recreational and educational activities.

2010 Summer Food Sites

All Faith Community Center
2904 - 18th St.
Rockford

Orton Keyes Community Center
633 Ranger St.
Rockford

Barbour Language Academy
1506 Clover Ave.
Rockford

Wilson Aspire
520 N. Pierpont
Rockford

Beattie Playground
1221 Rural St.
Rockford

Patriots Gateway Center
615 – S. 5th St.
Rockford

Beyer Elementary School
333 – 15th Ave.
Rockford

Pentecostal Center
4747 W. Riverside Blvd.
Rockford

Blackhawk Boys and Girls Club
330 – 15th Ave.
Rockford

Rockford Boys & Girls Club/Our Savior’s Luth. Church
3300 Rural St.
Rockford

Booker T. Washington Center
524 Kent St.
Rockford

Rockford Boys &Girls Club/2nd Congregational Church
318 N. Church St.
Rockford

Carlson Boys and Girls Club
1028 Evans Ave.
Loves Park

Rockford Environmental Sciences Academy
1800 Ogliby Rd.
Rockford

Churchill Park
2002 – 7th Ave.
Rockford

Rockford Park District at Ellis Arts Academy
222 S. Central Ave.
Rockford

Carlson Elementary School
4015 Pepper Dr.
Rockford

Rockford Park District at Lewis Lemon Elementary
1993 Mulberry
Rockford

Ellis Arts Academy
222 S. Central Ave.
Rockford

Rock Valley College Upward Bound Program
3301 N. Mulford Rd.
Rockford

Fairgrounds Valley
1015 W. Jefferson St.
Rockford

Rolling Green Elementary/Muhl Center
3615 Westgate Parkway
Rockford

Fairview Early Childhood Center
512 Fairview Ave.
Rockford

Salvation Army
Citadel Corps Community Center
210 Kilburn Ave.
Rockford

First Evangelical Covenant Church
316 Wood Rd.
Rockford

St. Elizabeth Community Center
1536 S. Main St.
Rockford

Flodin Boys and Girls Club
1000 Mill Rd.
Rockford

St. Paul Church of God in Christ
1001 Bishop Washington Ave.
Rockford

Grace Lutheran Church
343 Grand Ave.
Loves Park

Summerdale Elementary School
3320 Glenwood Ave.
Rockford

Harlem Community Center/Marquette School
8500 Victory Lane
Machesney Park

Washington Park Recreation Center
3617 Delaware St.
Rockford

Harlem Community Center/Summer Fun Camp
900 Roosevelt Rd.
Machesney Park

YMCA
200 Y Blvd.
Rockford

Ken Rock Community Center
3218 – 11th St.
Rockford

YMCA Camp Winnebago
5804 N. Main St.
Rockford

Keye Mallquist Park
1702 – 11th St.
Rockford

YMCA Teen Reach at West Middle School
1900 N. Rockton Ave.
Rockford

Life Center
921 W. State St.
Rockford

Zion Lutheran Church
925 – 5th Ave.
Rockford

Northwest Community Center
1325 N. Johnston Ave.
Rockford