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Summer Food Program

2013 Summer Food Program Lunch and Snack sites

The Parks and Recreation Department continues to make the health and wellness of San Antonio children a priority by ¡Por Vida! Program approved menus. Summer Youth Program participants enjoy recreation-themed activities and a daily free lunch and snack provided through the Texas Department of Agriculture-funded Summer Food Service Program.

The program is offered at Parks and Recreation Department Community Centers, eight Parks and Recreation swimming pools, as well as elementary schools and other area agencies and organizations. The 2013 program will run from June 17 through Aug. 9. Sites will be announced in the spring. Lunches are served around ll:30 a.m.

Pools where meals will be served include Concepcion, Elmendorf, Heritage, Kennedy, Kingsborough, Roosevelt, Woodlawn and San Pedro. Meals will be served from 1 to 2 p.m. at all the pools, with the exception of San Pedro where the time will be 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. All eight pools will offer snacks from 3 to 4 p.m. No sign-up is necessary.

The lunch menu offers increased whole grains, reduced saturated fat and decreased sodium. Children will also be provided two fruits a day in addition to a vegetable with lunch. Nutrition from the new menu exceeds the standards of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Summer Food Service Program.

The program qualifies as a ¡Por Vida! food establishment because it meets rigorous nutritional requirements. Parks and Recreation is the first City Department to attain this status.

Metro Health, the San Antonio Restaurant Association, and the San Antonio Dietetic Association joined forces to develop the Healthy Restaurants Coalition (HRC). The HRC created the ¡Por Vida! Program to help tackle the problem of obesity that plagues the San Antonio community.

Parks and Recreation Department Community Centers participating in the summer food program:

Location	Address	Phone
Bode	901 Rigsby Ave.	532-1212
Copernicus	5003 Lord Rd.	648-1072
Cuellar	5626 San Fernando	436-0908
Dawson	2500 E. Commerce	227-1627
Denver Heights	300 Porter St.	533-5242
Dorie Miller Community Center	2802 Martin Luther King Drive	333-4650
Garza	1450 Mira Vista	435-6806
(Virginia) Gill	7902 Westshire	675-2123
Hamilton	10700 Nacogdoches Rd.	654-7749
Harlandale	7227 Briar Place	924-8021
Lincoln	2915 E. Commerce
Meadowcliff	1260 Pinn Road	674-0820
Melendrez	5919 W. Commerce	207-3235
Miller's Pond	6175 Old Pearsall Road	623-2900
Normoyle	700 Culberson	924-0770
Palm Heights Center	1201 W. Malone	207-3099
Ramirez Center	1011 Gillette Blvd.	921-0681
Father Roman Center	11030 Ruidosa	627-2138
San Juan Brady Center	2307-S. Calaveras	225-5410
South San Center	2031 Quintana	927-1640
Southside Lions Center	3100 Hiawatha	532-1502
Tobin	1900 W. Martin	225-0941
Ward Center	435 E. Sunshine Dr.	732-2481
Woodard Center	1011 Locke St.	225-5445
(Jean) Yates Center	528 Rasa Drive	673-1152

The Parks and Recreation Department sponsors the Summer Nutrition Program funded by a U.S. Department of Agriculture grant. Meals are usually served around 11:30 a.m. and snacks at 3 p.m. Children do not have to be registered at the site in order to participate in the Food Program.

In accordance with federal law and USDA policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability. To file a complaint of discrimination write:

USDA, Director, Office of Adjudication and Compliance 1400 Independence Avenue,
SW Washington, D.C., 20250-9410
Or call 1-866-632-9992 (toll free), 1-800-877-8339 (Federal Relay Service) or 1-800-845-6136 (Spanish Speaking Assistance).

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.