Akwesasne Boys & Girls Club Teams Up with SRMT Generations Park to Provide Free Meals to Kids and Summer Reading
(June 27, 2018) Akwesasne – The Akwesasne Boys & Girls Club is excited to announce a new initiative for community children. Beginning on July 9th our Free Lunch for Children and Reading in the Park will take place every weekday from 12:00pm to 1:00pm. Through a partnership with SRMT Generations Park, volunteers from community organizations will be reading to children while they enjoy a meal. These organizations include the Akwesasne Library and Cultural Center, SRMT Let’s Get Healthy Program, SRMT Office for the Aging and MCA’s Diabetes Prevention Program.
In addition, the Akwesasne Boys & Girls Club will participate in the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) at the Main Club Unit on Rooseveltown Road. Children enrolled in the Summer Teen Leadership Program will all receive free meals as well as excellent teen programming and learning opportunities.
This opportunity has been made available through the Akwesasne Boys & Girls Club’s participation in the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). Meals will be provided to all children 18 years and under without charge. In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, USDA, its agencies, offices and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs, are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA.
Children participating in the following progam(s) will be provided free meals as follows:
Site name: Generations Park
Playground/Pavilion
545 State Rt. 37, Akwesasne, NY 13655
Begin date: July 9, 2018
End date: August 17, 2018
Meals available: Lunch
Service times: 12:00pm to 12:45pm
Site name: Akwesasne Boys & Girls Club Teen Program
37 Rooseveltown Rd, Akwesasne, NY 13655
Begin date: July 9, 2018
End date: August 17, 2018
Meals available:
Breakfast – service time: 8:00am to 8:45am
Lunch – service time: 12:00pm to 12:45pm
For more information on the initiative please call the Akwesasne Boys & Girls Club at (518) 358-9911, or you may email mlafrance@myabgc.com.
Reader Comments(0)