Fort Worth ISD will serve free breakfast and lunch to all children this summer
The Fort Worth school district will offer free breakfast and lunch this summer to all children in Fort Worth under the age of 18, regardless of their school enrollment status, Fort Worth ISD announced Monday.
The district’s summer meal schedule will begin Tuesday and end a month later on July 2. Meals will be available every Monday through Thursday at a number of Fort Worth ISD campuses.
Elementary campuses will serve breakfast from 7:40 to 8 a.m., and lunch will be served from 12:05 to 12:35 p.m. Middle school campuses will serve breakfast from 7:50 to 8:15 a.m., with lunch served from 12:40 to 1:10 p.m. High school campuses will serve breakfast from 8:30 to 9 a.m. and lunch from 11:30 a.m. to noon.
Fort Worth ISD campuses that will serve summer meals include:
- Carter-Riverside High School: 3301 Yucca Ave.
- Arlington Heights High School: 4501 West Freeway
- Eastern Hills High School: 5701 Shelton St.
- Polytechnic High School: 1300 Conner Ave.
- Paschal High School: 3001 Forest Park Blvd.
- O.D. Wyatt High School: 2400 E Seminary Drive
- J.P. Elder Middle School: 709 NW 21st St.
- Benbrook Middle-High School: 201 Overcrest Drive
- Carter Park Elementary School: 1204 E. Broadus Ave.
- Manuel Jara Elementary School: 2100 Lincoln Ave.
- Meadowbrook Elementary School: 4330 Meadowbrook Drive
- M.H. Moore Elementary School: 1809 NE 36th St.
- Luelle Merrett Elementary School: 7325 Kermit Ave.
- Bruce Shulkey Elementary School: 5533 Whitman Ave.
- Richard J. Wilson Elementary School: 900 W. Fogg St.
- South Hi Mount Elementary School: 4101 Burchman Ave.
- Springdale Elementary School: 3207 Hollis St.
- Sunrise-McMillan Elementary School: 3409 Stalcup Road
- T.A. Sims Elementary School: 3500 Crenshaw Ave.
- Alice D. Contreras Elementary School: 4100 Lubbock Ave.
According to the Tarrant Area Food Bank, Dallas-Fort Worth is one of the most food-insecure regions in the U.S., with a child food insecurity rate of almost 21%. In Fort Worth ISD, about 81% of students are considered economically disadvantaged, which is the district’s primary metric for determining which students face food challenges and poverty.
More than four in five students also qualify for the district’s free or reduced-price lunches or other forms of public assistance, according to the district. Fort Worth ISD partners with the Tarrant Area Food Bank and various other foundations to host food pantries and community markets across several of its campuses. The markets offer families a “shopping” experience with a variety of dry and refrigerated items, according to the district’s website.
Food insecurity has been on the rise in Fort Worth as a whole in recent years, with more than 570,000 residents facing food challenges in the greater city area, according to the Tarrant Area Food Bank. The food insecurity rate across Tarrant County is roughly 15.8%, according to the organization.
