FUSD to Provide Free Lunches for Kids This Summer

June 19, 2012 Updated Jun 19, 2012 at 6:19 PM PDT

Yosemite Middle School was packed for lunch. Toddlers, Teens and students lined up for a free meal. On the menu, ham sandwiches and curly fries.

3-year-old Jordan Flores enjoyed every bite. His mom Nora said, "it's really good for him. He gets a balanced meal instead of chips or whatever is easy to grab around the house."

Yosemite students eat free all year but Fresno Unified wanted to open the doors to all kids this summer. The meals are nutritional and balanced, packaged fresh every day.

Jamilah Fraser with Fresno Unified said, "A wholesome lunch is the first step in helping to provide a quality education."

The district created the program with two things in mind; keep kids from going hungry in the classroom and help families in need.

"We saw a lot of smiling faces today," Fraser added, "this may be the only meal some of these kids will be provided the entire day."

For Nicole Horn, it's a relief. She has three kids and watches three others. She says the program will save her $600 a month.

"It's easier on my pocket, we don't have to stress all day about the kids eating, they get at least one good meal," Horn said.

Free Lunches will be available at the following locations:

Anthony Elementary
1542 E. Webster, 93728
6/19/12 - 7/13/12
Mon. - Fri. 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Balderas Elementary
4625 E. Florence, 93725
6/19/12 - 7/13/12
Mon. - Fri. 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Birney Elementary
3064 E Cornell, 93703
6/19/12 - 7/17/12
Mon. - Fri. 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Burroughs Elementary
166 N. Sierra Vista, 93702
6/19/12 - 7/17/12
Mon. - Fri. 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Calwa Elementary
4303 E. Jensen, 93725
6/19/12 - 7/17/12
Mon. - Fri. 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Centennial Elementary
3830 E. Saginaw, 93726
6/19/12 - 7/13/12
Mon. - Fri. 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Columbia Elementary
1025 S. Trinity, 93706
6/19/12 - 7/13/12
Mon. - Fri. 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Easterby Elementary
5211 E. Tulare, 93727
6/19/12 - 7/13/12
Mon. - Fri. 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Eaton Elementary
1451 E. Sierra, 93710
6/19/12 - 7/13/12
Mon. - Fri. 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Ewing Elementary
4873 E. Olive, 93727
6/19/12 - 7/13/12
Mon. - Fri. 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Figarden Elementary
6235 N. Brawley, 93722
6/19/12 - 7/13/12
Mon. - Fri. 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Greenberg Elementary
5081 E. Lane, 93727
6/19/12 - 7/13/12
Mon. - Fri. 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Hidalgo Elementary
3550 E. Thomas, 93702
6/19/12 - 7/16/12
Mon. - Fri. 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Homan Elementary
1602 W. Harvard, 93705
6/19/12 - 7/13/12
Mon. - Fri. 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Jackson Elementary
3733 E. Kerckhoff, 93702
6/19/12 - 7/13/12
Mon. - Fri. 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Jefferson Elementary
3750 N. Mariposa, 93701
6/19/12 - 7/13/12
Mon. - Fri. 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

King Elementary
1001 E. Florence, 93706
6/19/12 - 7/13/12
Mon. - Fri. 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Kirk Elementary
2000 E. Belgravia, 93706
6/19/12 - 7/13/12
Mon. - Fri. 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Kratt Elementary
650 W. Sierra, 93704
6/19/12 - 7/13/12
Mon. - Fri. 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Lane Elementary
4730 E. Lowe, 93702
6/19/12 - 7/13/12
Mon. - Fri. 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Lawless Elementary
5255 N. Reese, 93722
6/19/12 - 7/13/12
Mon. - Fri. 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Leavenworth Elem.
4420 E. Thomas, 93702
6/19/12 - 7/16/12
Mon. - Fri. 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Lowell Elementary
171 N. Poplar, 93701
6/19/12 - 7/13/12
Mon. - Fri. 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Norseman Elementary
4636 E. Weldon, 93703
6/19/12 - 7/16/12
Mon. - Fri. 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Powers-Ginsburg
110 E. Swift, 93704
6/19/12 - 7/16/12
Mon. - Fri. 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Pyle Elementary
4140 N. Augusta, 93726
6/19/12 - 7/13/12
Mon. - Fri. 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Slater Elementary
4472 N. Emerson, 93705
6/19/12 - 7/13/12
Mon. - Fri. 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Storey Elementary
5250 E. Church, 93725
6/19/12 - 7/16/12
Mon. - Fri. 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Sunset Elementary
1755 S. Crystal, 93706
6/18/12 - 6/28/12
Mon. - Fri. 11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.

Viking Elementary
4251 N. Winery, 93727
6/19/12 - 7/13/12
Mon. - Fri. 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Turner Elementary
5218 E. Clay, 93727
6/19/12 - 6/28/12
Mon. - Fri. 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Webster Elementary
2600 E. Tyler, 93701
8/6/12 - 8/17/12
Mon. - Fri. 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Williams Elementary
525 W. Saginaw, 93725
6/19/12 - 7/13/12
Mon. - Fri. 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Wilson Elementary
525 W. Ashlan, 93705
6/19/12 - 7/13/12
Mon. - Fri. 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Wolters Elementary
5174 N. First St. , 93710
6/19/12 - 7/13/12
Mon. - Fri. 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Ahwahnee Middle
1127 E. Escalon, 93710
6/19/12 - 7/13/12
Mon. - Fri. 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Cooper Middle
2277 W. Bellaire, 93705
7/30/12 - 8/14/12
Mon. - Fri. 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Computech Middle
555 E. Belgravia, 93706
6/18/12 - 7/3/12
Mon. - Fri. 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Ft. Miller Middle
1302 E. Dakota, 93726
6/19/12 - 7/13/12
Mon. - Fri. 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Kings Canyon Middle
5117 E. Tulare, 92727
6/19/12 - 7/13/12
Mon. - Fri. 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Scandinavian Middle
3232 N. Sierra Vista, 93726
6/19/12 - 7/13/12
Mon. - Fri. 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Sequoia Middle
4050 E. Hamilton, 93702
6/19/12 - 7/13/12
Mon. - Fri. 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Tehipite Middle
630 E. Augusta, 93701
6/19/12 - 7/13/12
Mon. - Fri. 10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

Tenaya Middle
1239 W. Mesa, 93725
6/19/12 - 7/13/12
Mon. - Fri. 10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

Terronez Middle
2300 S. Willow, 93725
6/19/12 - 7/13/12
Mon. - Fri. 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Tioga Middle
3232 E Fairmont, 93726
6/19/12 - 7/13/12
Mon. - Fri. 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Wawona Middle
4524 N. Thorne, 93705
6/19/12 - 7/13/12
Mon. - Fri. 10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

Yosemite Middle
1292 N. Ninth, 93703
6/19/12 - 7/3/12
Mon. - Fri. 11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.

Edison High
540 E. California, 93706
6/19/12 - 7/19/12
Mon. - Fri. 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Duncan High
4330 E. Garland, 93726
6/19/12 - 7/19/12
Mon. - Fri. 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Fresno High
1839 N. Echo, 93704
6/19/12 - 7/19/12
Mon. - Fri. 10:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Hoover High
5550 N. First, 93710
6/19/12 - 7/19/12
Mon. - Fri. 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

McLane High
2727 N. Cedar, 93703
6/19/12 - 7/19/12
Mon. - Fri. 10:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Roosevelt High
4250 E. Tulare, 93702
6/19/12 - 7/19/12
Mon. - Fri. 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Sunnyside High
1019 S. Peach, 93727
6/19/12 - 7/19/12
Mon. - Fri. 10:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Cal State University, Fresno
5241 N. Maple, 93740
6/19/12 - 7/17/12
Mon. - Thurs. 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.