Green Bay Area Public School District's free summer meals at Joannes Park begins June 11, 2025. PC: Fox 11 Online
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — School is officially out for summer in our area.
Children may be free from school for the summer, but their need healthy meals continues.
Wednesday, the Green Bay Area Public School District kicked off its Summer Meals Program at Joannes Park.
The Director of Food Services for Green Bay Area Public Schools Lynette Kiehnau said, “These meals are free to all students who are 18 years or under. We want them to enjoy our city, enjoy all of our playgrounds that we have here, and enjoy the opportunities at our pavilions with our Parkees.”
The federally funded program uses the school district as a vehicle to distribute meals to surrounding parks.
Kiehnau said, “They are put together in our production kitchen, packed, make sure that the quality insurance is all being followed…”
Washington Middle School student MarNashia Gonzalez said “They would have fruits, vegetables, milk, ranch- stuff that is healthy that we can eat but also colder meals because it is hot outside so it is refreshing”
No sign ups, or income checks are needed — just easy access to free meals.
“I mean, who wouldn’t want to have their kids go to a park and get lunch, and you don’t have to worry about them getting a very nutritious, quality meal that fits all of the food groups. You are getting your protein, you are getting your grains, your fruit, your vegetable and your dairy. And we also look our for kids with allergies too,” said Kiehnau.
Mayor Eric Genrich said “a lot of these federal programs are being debated these days, and we want to make sure a program like this is preserved and protected because it is such a lifeline for so many kids and families within the community.”
The summer meal program in the Green Bay community will run through August 15th.
For more information on GBAPS Summer Meals, go to their website.
Find all of the GBAPS Summer Meals information here.
Find a Summer Meal site anywhere in Wisconsin here.
Resources in De Pere:
West De Pere Public School District is offering bulk meal pick-up as well as a daily on-site lunch program.
Every Wednesday through August 20th from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., pick up multiple meals at once to enjoy at home from Mission Park in Hobart.
Monday through Friday from 11:45 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. enjoy daily meals on-site at West De Pere Middle School through July 1st.
Resources in Appleton:
The Appleton Area School District’s Free Summer Meals Program is underway serving Monday through Friday.
No need to register to sign up, just show up.
Breakfast runs until July 3rd at Badger, Colombus, Dunllap, Edison, Foster, Franklin, Highlands, Horizons, Huntley, Jefferson, Johnston, McKinley and Richmond from 8 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Lunch will begin at 11:30 a.m. and run through noon.
Breakfast and lunch run until July 3rd at Kaleidoscope Academy, Madison Middle School and Wilson Middle School will serve breakfast from 8:15 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. Lunch will begin at 11:45 a.m. and run until 12:15 a.m.
Breakfast runs until June 27th at East High School from 7:15 a.m. to 7:45 a.m. and at West high school from 7 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. Lunch begins at East High School at 11:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. and at West High School from 11:30 a.m. to noon.
No meals will be served on June 19, 2025.
For more information, go to Appleton Area School District’s website.
Resources in Oshkosh:
The Oshkosh Area School District’s Free Summer Meals Program is underway at Oshkosh North High School.
Monday through Friday, enjoy meals at Oshkosh North High School until July 18: Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m. to 8:20 a.m. breakfast, noon to 12:45 p.m. lunch.
No meals will be served on July 4th.
The elementary and middle school sites will begin serving Monday, June 16th Monday through Thursday.
No meals will be served on July 3rd.
Jefferson, Menominee, Oaklawn and Vel Phillips kicking off June 16 through July 17: Monday through Thursday 7:45 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. breakfast, 11:15 a.m. to noon lunch.
For more information, go to the Oshkosh Area School District’s website.
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