{"id":36427,"date":"2022-06-06T18:13:18","date_gmt":"2022-06-06T22:13:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/?p=36427"},"modified":"2023-09-24T16:20:17","modified_gmt":"2023-09-24T20:20:17","slug":"heres-how-to-get-help-with-food-for-your-kids-this-summer-in-atlanta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/?p=36427","title":{"rendered":"Here&#8217;s how to get help with food for your kids this summer in Atlanta"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"\/tag\/Atlanta\">ATLANTA<\/a> &#8212; If you live in Atlanta and need help with food for your kids this summer, Atlanta&#8217;s annual Summer Food Program is back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The annual\u00a0program serves breakfast and lunch onsite to school-aged children up to age 18. Meals are provided at participating City of Atlanta recreation centers through Camp Best Friends as well as other partner locations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The food program kicks off June 6<sup>\u00a0<\/sup>and ends July 29.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis program allows the City to stand in the gap for Atlanta\u2019s children\u2014many of whom go hungry during the summer months when school-provided lunches are unavailable,\u201d said Mayor Andre Dickens.\u00a0\u201cThank you to Parks and Recreation and our partners for leading our efforts to ensure our most vulnerable receive the reliable, healthy nutrition the deserve year-round.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Children who are enrolled in the City of Atlanta\u2019s Camp Best Friends have immediate access to the program. Additionally, open enrollment in the Bright from the Start program is available\u00a0through partners including nonprofit organizations, libraries, churches, etc. A complete list of providers can be found on the City of Atlanta Department of Park and Recreation website at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlantaga.gov\/government\/departments\/parks-recreation\/summer-food-program-on-wheels\">https:\/\/www.atlantaga.gov\/government\/departments\/parks-recreation\/summer-food-program-on-wheels<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To provide greater accessibility to families without transportation, the Summer Food Program will relaunch the Mobile Feeding Program on Wheels. The mobile service will help provide as many&nbsp;as 5,000 additional meals this summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The city has partnered with Bright from the Start Summer Food Program since 1975. The collaboration, which is federally funded, serves as a resource to communities where food insecurity\u00a0and accessibility threaten quality of life. This summer, the aim is to serve an average of 3,000 meals daily to <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"\/city\/Atlanta\"   title=\"Atlanta\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">Atlanta<\/a> children, totaling over 150,000 meals by summer\u2019s end.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Parents or guardians may call 404-546-3122 or go online and enter their zip code at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.decal.ga.gov\/Nutrition\/Search.aspx\">http:\/\/www.decal.ga.gov\/Nutrition\/Search.aspx<\/a>\u00a0to find the nearest service provider. Hours vary by location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To register for Camp Best Friends, visit a City of Atlanta recreation center, register online<a href=\"https:\/\/apm.activecommunities.com\/atlantadprca\/Activity_Search\">https:\/\/apm.activecommunities.com\/atlantadprca\/Activity_Search<\/a>\u00a0or email us at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:campbestfriends@atlantaga.gov\">campbestfriends@atlantaga.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[mailerlite_form form_id=5]\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you live in Atlanta and need help with food for your kids this summer, Atlanta&#8217;s annual Summer Food Program is back.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5790],"tags":[8482,8472,8473],"class_list":["post-36427","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-local","tag-atlanta","tag-fulton-county","tag-media","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36427","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=36427"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36427\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=36427"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=36427"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=36427"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}