Craighead County, AR – JonesboroRightNow.com – Some Craighead County schools and organizations are offering free summer feeding programs for eligible children. JRN has compiled a list of these programs.

Not all schools offer a summer feeding program. To see a map of feeding programs near you, click here. In addition, the Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas has a map of food pantries, allowing you to see which ones are closest. To view the map, click here. This list will be updated as JRN learns of more feeding programs.

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Additionally, summer electronic benefits transfer, or Summer EBT, provides a one-time $120 grocery buying benefit per eligible child. These funds are stored in a pre-loaded card and can be used in conjunction with summer feeding programs, SNAP, and WIC. For more information, click here.

Bay School District

  • Open to: All children aged 18 or younger
  • Offering: Breakfast and lunch
  • Where to Go on Campus: This feeding program distributes meals via a drive-thru system. A map of the drive-thru route is available here.
  • Additional Details: The drive-thru pickup opens every Thursday at 5 p.m. Registration is required to receive meals; click here to sign up.

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Jonesboro Public Schools

  • Open to: All children aged 18 or younger
  • Offering: Breakfast and lunch Monday through Friday, with the exception of June 29-July 3
  • Where to Go on Campus: Jonesboro High School, located at 301 Hurricane Drive; Annie Camp Junior High, located at 1814 Nettleton Ave.; or Leadership Elementary, located at 1110 W. Washington Ave.
  • Additional Details: Breakfast is served from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., and lunch is served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Adult meals are available for purchase, with breakfast costing $3 and lunch costing $5.50. Meals will be offered at the high school from May 27-July 29, at the junior high from May 27-June 26, and at the elementary from July 6-July 29. No sign-up is required, and all meals must be eaten on site.

Nettleton Public Schools

  • Open to: All children aged 18 or younger
  • Offering: Breakfast and lunch from June 1 to July 31
  • Where to Go on Campus: STEAM Intermediate, located at 2219 Thorn St.; or Nettleton High School, located at 3201 Chieftain Lane
  • Additional Details: At STEAM Intermediate, breakfast is served Monday to Thursday at 8 a.m., and lunch is served at 11:30 a.m. At the high school, breakfast is served from Monday through Thursday 7:45 a.m. to 8:15 a.m., and lunch is served from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. No registration is required to receive a meal.

Pasmore Summer Feeding Program

  • Open to: Anyone
  • Offering: Free lunch from May 27 to Aug. 8
  • Where to Go: Fisher Street United Methodist Church, located at 301 N. Fisher St.
  • Additional Details: The program runs throughout the summer, Wednesday to Saturday, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., or until food runs out. Meals are limited to one lunch per person in the car and are pickup only.

Westside Consolidated School District

  • Open to: All children aged 18 or younger
  • Offering: Breakfast and lunch from June 1 to July 30. Meals can be eaten on campus, with breakfast served from 8-9 a.m. and lunch from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m., or participants can choose to pick up 5-day to-go meals.
  • Where to Go on Campus: Westside Middle School, located at 1800 Highway 91 West
  • Additional Details: Meal pickups will take place every Monday from June 8 to July 27, except on Monday, July 6. That week’s pickup will take place July 7. Participants must sign up each week for to-go meals, and all children must be included on one form. Find the form here.

Whole Youth Services at the City of Bono

  • Open to: All children aged 18 or younger
  • Offering: Breakfast, lunch and snacks to last three days
  • Where to Go: Bono Community Building, located at 100 Woodland Trails
  • Additional Details: Whole Youth Services will be at the community building every Monday and Thursday through the summer. Meals are grab-and-go. Breakfast pickup is from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m., and dinner pickup is from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. Parents can pick up meals and can sign up on-site or call 870-203-0995.

Whole Youth Services at the City of Jonesboro

  • Open to: All children aged 18 or younger
  • Offering: Breakfast and lunch
  • Where to Go: Caraway Commons, located at 3308 Caraway Road; Cedar Heights, located at 2009 Cedar Heights; NEA Computer Lab, 601 Marshall St.; Success Schools, located at 613 N. Fisher St.; The Ridge, located at 1001 N. Patrick St.; Whole Youth Services, located at 1700 E. Johnson Ave.
  • Additional Details: Breakfast is served from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., and dinner is served from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

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