FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Treasure Coast Food Bank Provides Summer Meals to Children on the Treasure Coast
Free breakfast, lunch and snacks for children and teens under 18 will be provided
FORT PIERCE, Fla. – May 28, 2025 — When schools close for the summer, thousands of kids lose access to free and reduced-cost breakfast and lunch. Many families struggle with their household budgets to cover these additional expenses.
To help bridge the gap, Treasure Coast Food Bank is happy to announce the return of its Summer Meals Program, providing free, freshly prepared nutritious meals to children and teens aged 18 and under throughout the summer months.
Beginning Tuesday, June 3, through Friday, August 8, meals will be available at convenient locations across the Treasure Coast. The Food Bank expects to serve more than 2,000 kids each day, providing tens of thousands of healthy meals this summer.
“Summer should be a time of fun and growth,” said Judith Cruz, President and CEO of Treasure Coast Food Bank. “We are proud to provide this vital resource to families across our community.”
In collaboration with community partners, meal sites are located at community centers, churches, libraries, summer camps, and other trusted neighborhood locations. Families can find the nearest site by visiting stophunger.org/summermeals.
Meals are freshly prepared daily in Treasure Coast Food Bank’s Production Kitchen and are served every weekday. In addition to meals, children can participate in enrichment and physical activities that promote healthy lifestyles.
Treasure Coast Food Bank continues to expand the number of Summer Meals sites throughout the season and encourages families to check back regularly for updates.
Organizations interested in becoming a Summer Meals site can reach out to summermeals@tcfoodbank.org for more information. To help sponsor meals for children in need, visit stophunger.org/give.
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ABOUT TREASURE COAST FOOD BANK
Treasure Coast Food Bank is the only food bank and largest hunger relief organization on Florida’s Treasure Coast, providing the community each year with millions of meals through robust programs and in partnership with 300 charitable organizations in Indian River, St. Lucie, Martin, and Okeechobee counties. In addition to emergency food distribution, Treasure Coast Food Bank operates a full roster of direct service programs that not only solve the immediate problem of hunger, but help individuals and families gain long-term food security, better health outcomes, and self-sufficiency. Treasure Coast Food Bank is a Partner Food Bank of Feeding America, the nationwide network of 200 food banks that leads the fight against hunger in the United States. For more information on Treasure Coast Food Bank, stophunger.org or follow us @TCFoodbank on Facebook or Twitter.
