Richland School District 1 is offering free lunch to children in Richland and Lexington counties during the summer months.
Through the federally funded program, Seamless Summer Feeding, the school district was able to secure 132 sites in Columbia and across several communities including Irmo.
Any child can visit any of the sites for a free meal.
For a list of the free lunch sites, view the attached PDF.
Any nonprofit organizations interested in participating in the program or in need of assistance providing meals for the children they serve should contact the Richland One Office of Student Nutrition Services at 803-231-6953.
Robert, I have reposted your comment with the exception of the last line. I assume that's what you were referring to when you said in a comment below that it was inappropriate. "My mother, a WW2 veteran, US Navy nurse, and later a school nurse as a widowed mother, paid her dues. Her comment on the free school breakfast and lunch programs..."Thank God, for some of these kids it's their only good meal of the day". — Robert Kelly
By your comments, it seems like you think the only people who have used these services are ones born into poverty. That's not always the case. There are people who had jobs and families then lost their job and just needed help until they were able to find another job. Not all people are how you describe in your comment.
I am sorry I have led you into being "well-intentioned" but "misguided". Thank you for reposting the content of my initial message, without the nasty closing comment. I think the comments on fornication and genocide are best left untouched.