Lunchbox Express Brings Free Lunches To Lakewood Kids

LAKEWOOD, CO -- It's lunch time! Jewish Family Service's Lunchbox Express begins their mobile food delivery service next week to bring free lunches to underserved children at several Lakewood locations.

In repurposed school buses, volunteers deliver box lunches to feed hungry Colorado kids when school is out and children don’t have access to free or reduced-fee lunches in their schools.

In 2018, the program will operate five buses and deliver food to 16 sites in the Denver metro area.

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Lunchbox Express is part of the USDA’s Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), a federal program that makes nutritious lunches available during the summer at approved sites with high concentrations of low-income children.

There is no proof of income required. All children 18 and under qualify for a free lunch, no matter where they live or go to school.

Meals will be available at the following sites, dates, and times, Monday through Friday (except July 4):

Locations in and near Lakewood May 29 to August 15, 2018 include:

Ray Ross Park

680 South Harlan Street, Lakewood 80226
11:00–11:30 a.m.

Surfside Spray Park
5330 W. 9th Avenue, Lakewood 80214
11:45 a.m. –12:15 p.m.

Lakewood Link Recreation Center
1295 S. Reed Street, Lakewood 80232
12:30–1:00 p.m.

Wheat Ridge Library
5475 West 32nd Avenue, Wheat Ridge 80212
11:00–11:30 a.m.

Lakewood Library
10200 West 20th Avenue, Lakewood 80215
11:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m.

Belmar Library
555 South Allison Parkway, Lakewood 80226
12:30–1:00 p.m.

See all 2018 routes.

And good news this year: Meals are prepared fresh each morning by cooks in a commercial kitchen using more high-quality, fresh ingredients to give children healthier options, the agency announced. Meals will include more than 60 varieties of salads, wraps, and sandwiches, Lunchbox Express said.

Images via Lunchbox Express