2023 Summer Meals
HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (June 05, 2023)– Henderson County Public Schools (HCPS) will continue serving the health and wellness of its students over the summer months through the Summer Food Service Program, which begins Monday, June 19.
From Monday, June 19, 2023, through Friday, August 4, 2023, the HCPS Child Nutrition Department will operate 17 open sites, consisting of the 17 stops along two “Meals On the Bus” routes. Lunch meals will be available to children ages 2-18 at no cost to families Mondays through Fridays on the following schedules:
2023 Summer Feeding Locations
| “Meals on the Bus” Number | Location | Times | Dates |
| “Meals on the Bus” 1 | Dermid Circle | 10:40 a.m. – 10:55 a.m. | Weekdays June 19-August 04* |
| Oklawaha Village | 11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. | ||
| Lincoln Circle | 11:20 a.m. – 11:35 a.m. | ||
| Dixie Trails Lane | 11:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | ||
| Otter Tail Lane | 12:05 p.m. – 12:20 p.m. | ||
| King Creek | 12:35 p.m. – 12:50 p.m. | ||
| Case Street @ King Edward Lane | 12:55 p.m. – 1:10 p.m. | ||
| Dodd Meadows | 1:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. | ||
| Shorty Collins | 1:35 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. | ||
| “Meals on the Bus” 2 | Old Holbert Road @ Craig’s Cove Lane | 11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. | Weekdays June 19-August 04* |
| Regency Loop | 11:20 a.m. – 11:35 a.m. | ||
| Cedar Terrace Apartments | 11:50 a.m. – 12:05 p.m. | ||
| Cedar Bluff Apartments | 12:10 p.m. – 12:25 p.m. | ||
| Sugarloaf Apartments | 12:30 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. | ||
| Conner Creek Mobile Home Park | 12:50 p.m. – 1:05 p.m. | ||
| Ida Rogers Drive | 1:15 p.m. – 1:35 p.m. | ||
| Bearwallow Trailer Park | 1:40 p.m. – 1:55 p.m. |
HCPS’ Child Nutrition Department annually participates in the USDA-funded, state-administered Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), and this year will be providing meals at no cost to children at a total of 47 closed and open feeding sites.
“Closed sites” include various partner organizations serving children over the summer months that require registration and enrollment for their services, such as the Boys & Girls Club, The Salvation Army of Hendersonville, and WNCSource early childhood centers. All 23 HCPS schools are also considered closed sites, since meals will be provided specifically to students participating in summer learning at their schools. Open sites along the “Meals On the Bus” routes are open to the public, where any child age 2-18 may receive lunch meals during the designated times June 19-August 4.
These state-administered SFSP meals and “Meals On the Bus” operations must follow the traditional federal regulations, requiring meals to be distributed to eligible children and eaten on the “Meals On the Bus” mobile feeding site retrofitted with benches and tabletops. Federal regulations and food safety standards also determine the length of the “Meals On the Bus” stops, which are annually reviewed and planned by the Child Nutrition Department in cooperation with the Transportation Department.
Families with questions may contact the HCPS Child Nutrition Department at 828-891-6310. During the summer, North Carolina families can also text “FOOD” or “COMIDA” to 304-304 to find summer meal open sites for children closest to their location.
*Please note that this year, we may no longer hand out multiple meals to individuals. Only one meal per child aged 2-18 may be distributed at the Meals on the bus stops. This is per USDA Summer Foodservice regulations.
*Sites will be closed and the “Meals On the Bus” routes will not be operating on July 4, when the district is closed in observance of the Independence Day holiday.
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