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11 Cares: Citiparks' Summer Food Service program

PITTSBURGH — 11 Cares & Gateway Health were proud to be part of the Citiparks Summer Food Program Kickoff on June 20th at Allegheny Commons Park.

The program runs through August 23, 2019 and there are free lunch food sites all throughout Southwestern PA.  Text FOOD to 877-877 or visit https://www.fns.usda.gov/summerfoodrocks to enter your address to find a location near you.

The Summer Free Food Program is for anyone under the age of 18 or residents with intellectual disabilities up to age 21.

Citiparks’ Summer Food Service program provides healthy and delicious breakfasts, lunches, and/or snacks. The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) operates at approximately 80 City locations throughout the summer, including their Mobile Food Truck. This service is made possible by funding from the US Department of Agriculture through the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

For list of Summer Food Service program locations located in the city of Pittsburgh click here or text FOOD to 877-877 or visit https://www.fns.usda.gov/summerfoodrocks to enter your address to find a location near you.

CitiParks has been partnering with Pittsburgh Public School District since 2015 to provide the Mobile Food Truck (MFT). The MFT program operates in conjunction with the Citiparks Roving Art Cart and serves free lunches at all of its scheduled stops.

The SFSP served approximately 142,000 meals in 2018 - 2,200 of those meals were through the MFT program.