Letcher County is one of many in eastern Kentucky still recovering from last July’s floods. When school lets out, the Letcher school district’s federally-funded summer feeding service program for people 18 years old and under will work a little differently this year. Nancy Banks is the district’s food service director.
“They've made some changes. And we can no longer have pickup meals and feed students at the same site.”
Banks said free meals will be offered at five sites around the county. Meanwhile, she and most school district staffers are still working in the bus garage.
“Well, everybody's just learned from work, work in close quarters. I mean, we like some of the rooms have six, seven people in there. Some people work with headphones.”
Banks said the summer feeding service program will begin at Letcher Central High School the week after school lets out.
Letcher County Summer Feeding 2023
(Source: Letcher County Public Schools)
Cowan Elementary School – Eat on Site – June 1, 2023 – June 30, 2023
Breakfast 8:00AM – 9:00AM Lunch 12:00 Noon – 1:00 PM
Letcher County Central High School – Eat on Site - May 30, 2023 – June 30, 2023
Breakfast 8:00AM – 9:00AM Lunch 12:00 Noon – 1:00 PM
Letcher Elementary School – Pick Up Site – June 1, 2023 – June 30, 2023
Breakfast 8:00AM – 9:00AM Lunch 12:00 Noon – 1:00 PM
Blair Branch Church - Pick Up Site – June 1, 2023 – June 30, 2023
Breakfast 8:00AM – 9:00AM Lunch 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Whitesburg Walking Track - Pick Up Site – June 1, 2023 – June 30, 2023
Breakfast 8:00AM – 9:00AM Lunch 12:00 Noon – 1:00 PM
Anyone under the age of 18 years old can eat free.
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