NOTE: No Summer Food Program June 30 – July 4 (Holiday Week)

Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays                              Tuesdays & Thursdays
Trails of Oak Creek Parking Lot                                   Van Buren Park Shelter
1785 Renee Drive, Kettering, OH                               506 Scottsdale Drive, Kettering, OH

Free lunch to all children ages 0-18. Activities and games will also be available for children.

Thank you to our Community Partners for supporting the Summer Food Program!

Christ Church United Methodist                                St. Charles Borromeo Parish
David’s Church                                                                      Faith Baptist Church
First Baptist Church of Kettering                               Lifepointe Church & Hope for Kettering
Joshua Christian Ministries

Thank you to the Sponsors for providing critical funding to the Summer Food Program!

Kettering Backpack Program                                        Kettering Parks Foundation

For years, the Kettering Summer Food Service Program has served meals at two locations in Kettering. Nearly 50% of Kettering children rely on free or reduced lunch prices every day and when school is not in session, these children may not receive a meal. Partners for Healthy Youth, a joint City of Kettering and Kettering City School organization, collaborates with local churches, non-profits and other organizations to stand in the gap. Meals are provided five days a week at two different sites in Kettering (one at the Trails of Oak Creek, the other at Van Buren Park) reaching financially disadvantaged families.

Nearly half of the students in the Kettering City Schools – 49.93%, to be exact -- receive free or reduce-priced meals every day at school. For these students, in particular, food insecurity is a very real challenge. During the summer months – when the “safety net” of school meals is not available – there may be days when these students actually go without meals when the school-based resources are not available. A lack of transportation to more remote sites where free meals are distributed is also a challenge for students living in these areas, so bringing the meals to them in their neighborhoods and providing positive adult engagement in the process is a win-win prospect for everyone!