PICNIC IN THE PARK

Meals Served from June to August

Summer Feeding Locations in the Boise-Metro area

Summer Feeding Days

Children Served over Summer

Enjoy a healthy meal and fun activities, Monday through Friday at park locations around the Boise Metro Area June 4 – August 10. Free to all Children ages 1-18. Adults may purchase a lunch for a small charge.

The Idaho Foodbank is one of the sponsors of the USDA’s Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) that provides free summer meals to children ages 1-18. For children from families who are at or below poverty, the summer lunch program fills an important nutrition gap when school meals are not available. From June to August, five days a week, children in low-income neighborhoods enjoy a nourishing lunch and educational or physical activity at convenient locations such as community parks and schools.

2018 Picnic in the Park

Map, menu, schedule, and activities

Locations Map

Summer Free Meal Locations

Summer feeding programs are sponsored by school districts, local government agencies, camps, or public/private nonprofit organizations. The Idaho Foodbank sponsors park feeding programs in the Boise Metro area. Below is a list of links to help you find summer feeding site locations:

Picnic in the Park 2018 runs Monday through Friday, June 4th through August 10th, 2018.

All children ages 1-18 are eligible! No paperwork to complete! No income verification! During the months of June, July, and August, free summer meals are offered at locations throughout the Boise-metro area,

* No meal service on July 4th in observance of Independence Day holiday

2018 Schedule and Menu

Questions?

Hunger Doesn’t Take A Summer Vacation

School’s out for the summer! No more classes, homework, or tests. However, for some students, when school is out, that means no more guaranteed meals.

When school is out for summer vacation, many children lose access to free and reduced meals they rely on during the school year. The Idaho Foodbank’s Picnic in the Park Program is a summer feeding program that fills this nutritional gap for the summer.

Download the Picnic in the Park Impact Report

Picnic in the Park Sponsors

Program Sponsors

Delta Airlines
Chobani
Idaho Preferred

Nutrition Education Volunteers and Supporters

Boise Co-Op
Boise Urban Garden School
Congregation Ahavath Beth Israel
Delta Dental
Idaho Preferred
Impact Group
Lamb Weston
Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)—Idaho Department of Health and Welfare

Recreation and Meal Service Volunteers

Ada Community Library
Idaho Financial Literacy Coalition
Jitasa Group
Sletten Construction

USDA Non-Discrimination Statement

In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the 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.

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at: http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by:

(1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;

(2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or

(3) email: program.intake@usda.gov

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.