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Thursday, July 6, 2023

THE FOODIST / FREE SUMMER MEALS FOR KIDS / SAN DIEGO COUNTY


Wide range of locations. Children 18 or younger are eligible, regardless of school, and income level. No paperwork. 

GUEST BLOG / By Kristen Taketa, Staff Reporter, San Diego Union-Tribune--Any youth 18 years old and younger can get free meals at one of many schools, libraries and recreation centers across San Diego County this summer. 

In addition, some sites have free food pantries. These summer meals are open to any children, regardless of where they go to school. No paperwork is needed, and there are no income qualifications. 

Here’s a list of where you can find summer meals and food pantries, according to Feeding San Diego and San Diego Unified’s websites. 

Food sites are open Monday through Friday unless otherwise noted. 

FREE FOOD FROM FEEDING SAN DIEGO LOCATIONS:

NORTH COUNTY 

• Warner Springs Community Resource Center (30950 Highway 79, Warner Springs), noon-1 p.m. lunch and snack until Aug. 4. 

• Vista Library (700 Eucalyptus Ave., Vista), noon-1 p.m. lunch, Tuesday-Thursday until July 27; food pantry, third Fridays 1-2 p.m. through August. 

• John Landes Community Library (2855 Cedar Road, Oceanside), noon-1 p.m. lunch until Aug. 11 

• Oceanside Public Library (330 N. Coast Highway, Oceanside), 11-11:45 a.m. lunch, 3-3:30 p.m. snack until Aug. 11. • Pro Kids Oceanside (821 Douglas Drive, Oceanside), 10-11 a.m. breakfast, 1-3 p.m. lunch until Aug. 4. 

• Fallbrook Branch Library (124 S. Mission Road, Fallbrook), food pantry, first and third Tuesdays 3:15 p.m. until Aug. 13. 

• Poway Library (13137 Poway Road, Poway), food pantry Wednesdays 3-5 p.m. until Aug. 23. 

• Valley Center Library (29200 Cole Grade Road, Valley Center), food pantry Wednesdays 1 p.m. until Aug. 23. SOUTH COUNTY 

• Montgomery Waller Recreation Center (3020 Coronado Ave., San Diego), noon-1 p.m. lunch, 3-3:30 p.m. snack until July 21. 

• San Ysidro Recreation Center (179 Diza Road, San Ysidro), noon-1 p.m. lunch, 3-4 p.m. snack until July 11. 

• Silver Wing Recreation Center (3737 Arey Drive, San Diego), noon-1 p.m. lunch, 3-4 p.m. snack until July 14. 

• South Bay Recreation Center (1885 Coronado Ave., San Diego), 1-2:30 p.m. lunch until July 21. 

• Cesar Chavez Recreation Center (455 Sycamore Road, San Ysidro) noon-1 p.m. lunch, 3:30-4 p.m. snack until July 21.

EAST COUNTY 

• Ramona Branch Library (1275 Main St., Ramona), 11 a.m.-noon lunch until Aug. 11; food pantry 3-5 p.m. fourth Tuesdays until Aug. 18 

• Lakeside Library (12428 Woodside Ave., Lakeside), 12:30-1:30 p.m. lunch, 3-4 p.m. snack, Tuesdays and Thursdays until Aug. 17. 

• Borrego Springs Library (2580 Country Club Road, Borrego Springs), food pantry first and third Wednesdays noon-1 p.m. through August. 

• Casa de Oro Library (9805 Campo Road, Spring Valley), food pantry second and fourth Tuesdays 2-5 p.m. through August. 

• El Cajon Library (201 E. Douglas Ave., El Cajon), food pantry Wednesdays noon-1 p.m. through Aug. 2 • Spring Valley Library (836 Kempton St., Spring Valley), food pantry second and fourth Tuesdays 2-3 p.m. through August. 

• Borrego Springs High (124 Palm Canyon Drive, Borrego Springs), food pantry first and third Tuesdays 11:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. SAN DIEGO 

• Armed Services YMCA (3293 Santo Road), breakfast 8-9 a.m., lunch noon-1 p.m. until Aug. 18. • Access Youth Academy (704 Euclid Ave.), noon-1 p.m. lunch until July 14. 

• La Maestra Youth Center (4113 Fairmount Ave.), noon-1 p.m. lunch until Aug. 25. 

• Memorial Recreation Center (2902 Marcy Ave.), 8:30-9:30 a.m. breakfast, noon-1 p.m. lunch until Aug. 18. 

• Pro Kids City Heights (4085 52nd St.), 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. snack until Aug. 3. 

• Serra Mesa Recreation Center (9020 Village Glen Drive), 8:30-9:30 a.m. breakfast, 11 a.m.-noon lunch until Aug. 11. 

• Park de la Cruz Gymnasium (3901 Landis St.), noon-1 p.m. lunch, 3-3:30 p.m. snack until Aug. 11. 

• Altadena (5104 Landis St.), food pantry fourth Tuesdays 2-3 p.m. until Aug. 31. 

• Copley-Price YMCA (4300 El Cajon Blvd.), third Tuesdays 3 p.m. until Aug. 31. 

• Hoover High (4474 El Cajon Blvd.), first and third Tuesdays 2-3:15 p.m. until July 21. 

• STAR/PAL (4110 54th St.), second Tuesdays 9 a.m.-noon until Aug. 31. 

• STAR/PAL Memorial (610 S. 30th St.), third Tuesdays 2-4 p.m. until Aug. 31. 

San Diego Unified sites SCHOOLS: 

• Adams Elementary (4672 35th St.), 12:40-1 p.m. until Aug. 2. 

• Angier Elementary (8450 Hurlbut St.), 12:40-1 p.m. until Aug. 2. 

• Bell Middle (620 Briarwood Road), 11-11:20 a.m. until Aug. 2. 

• Bethune Elementary (6835 Benjamin Holt Road), 12:40-1 p.m. until Aug. 2. 

• Canyon Hills High (5156 Santo Road), 12:30-12:50 p.m. until July 21. 

• Carson Elementary (6905 Kramer St.), 12:40-1 p.m. until Aug. 2. 

• Central Elementary (4063 Polk Ave.), 12:40-1 p.m. until Aug. 2. 

• Chollas/Mead Elementary (401 N. 45th St.), 12:40-1 p.m. until Aug. 2. 

• Correia Middle (4302 Valeta St.), 11-11:20 a.m. until Aug. 2. 

• Crawford High (4191 Colts Way), 12:30-12:50 p.m. until July 21. 

• Creative Performing Media Arts (5050 Conrad Ave.), 11-11:20 a.m. until Aug. 2. 

• Dewey Elementary (3251 Rosecrans St.), 12:40-1 p.m. until Aug. 2. 

• Euclid Elementary (4166 Euclid Ave.), 12:40-1 p.m. until Aug. 2. 

• Field Elementary (4375 Bannock Ave.), 12:40-1 p.m. until Aug. 2. 

• Florence Elementary (3914 First Ave.), 12:40-1 p.m. until Aug. 2. 

• Foster Elementary (6550 51st St.), 12:40-1 p.m. until Aug. 2. 

• Freese Elementary (8140 Greenlawn Drive), 12:40-1 p.m. until Aug. 2. 

• Garfield High (1255 16th St.), 12:30-12:50 p.m. until July 14. 

• Golden Hill Elementary (1240 33rd St.), 12:40-1 p.m. until Aug. 2. 

• Hage Elementary (9750 Galvin Ave.), 12:40-1 p.m. until Aug. 2. 

• Hamilton Elementary (2807 Fairmont Ave.), 12:40-1 p.m. until Aug. 2. 

• Hancock Elementary (3303 Taussig St.), 12:40-1 p.m. until Aug. 2. 

• Harriet Tubman Village (6880 Mohawk St.), 1-1:20 p.m. until July 21. 

• Hawthorne Elementary (4750 Lehrer Drive), 12:40-1 p.m. until Aug. 2. 

• Holly Drive Leadership Academy (4801 Elm St.), 12:15-12:35 p.m. until July 21. 

• Hoover High (4474 El Cajon Blvd.), 12:30-12:50 p.m. until July 21. 

• Innovation Middle (5095 Arvinels Ave.), 11-11:20 a.m. until Aug. 2. 

• Johnson Elementary (1355 Kelton Road), 12:40-1 p.m. until Aug. 2. 

• Kearny High (1954 Komet Way), 12:30-12:50 p.m. until July 21. 

• Keiller Leadership Academy (7270 Lisbon St.), 12:15-12:35 p.m. from July 5 to Aug. 11.

• Kimbrough Elementary (321 Hoitt St.), 12:40-1 p.m. until Aug. 2. 

• King-Chavez Academy of Excellence (2716 Marcy Ave.), 12:55-1:15 p.m. until July 7. 

• King-Chavez Community High (201 A St.), 12:35-12:55 p.m. from July 10-28. 

• Lincoln High (4777 Imperial Ave.), 12:30-12:50 p.m. until July 21. 

• Logan Memorial Educational Campus (2875 Ocean View Blvd.), 1:15-1:35 p.m. until Aug. 2. 

• Madison High (4833 Doliva Drive), 12:30-12:50 p.m. until July 21. 

• Mann Middle (4345 54th St.), 11-11:20 a.m. until Aug. 2. 

• Marshall Elementary (3550 Altadena Ave.), 12:40-1 p.m. until Aug. 2. 

• Mason Elementary (10340 San Ramon Drive), 12:40-1 p.m. until Aug. 2. 

• Millennial Tech Middle (1110 Carolina Lane), 11-11:20 a.m. until Aug. 2. 

• Miller Elementary (4343 Shields St.), 12:40-1 p.m. until Aug. 2. 

• Montgomery Middle (2470 Ulric St.), 11-11:20 a.m. until Aug. 2. 

• Normal Heights Elementary (3750 Ward Road), 12:40-1 p.m. until Aug. 2. 

• Nye Elementary (981 Valencia Parkway), 12:40-1 p.m. until Aug. 2. 

• O’Farrell Charter (6130 Skyline Dr.), 1:15-1:35 pm.thru July 7 & July 7-Aug. 4. 

• Penn Elementary (2797 Utica Drive), 12:40-1 p.m. until Aug. 2. 

• Perkins K-8 (1770 Main St.), 12:40-1 p.m. until Aug. 2. 

• Porter North Elementary (445 S. 47th St.), 12:40-1 p.m. until Aug. 2. 

• Porter South Elementary (4800 T St.), 12:40-1 p.m. until Aug. 2. 

• Preuss School UCSD (3750 Voigt Drive), 12:30-12:50 p.m. until July 14. 

• Riley/New Dawn (5650 Mount Ackerly Drive), 12:30-12:50 p.m. until July 21. 

• Rodriguez Elementary (825 S. 31st Drive), 12:40-1 p.m. until Aug. 2. 

• Rolando Park Elementary (6620 Marlowe Drive), 12:40-1 p.m. until Aug. 2. 

• Roosevelt Middle (3366 Park Blvd.), 11-11:20 a.m. until Aug. 2. 

• Sherman Elementary (301 22nd St.), 12:40-1 p.m. until Aug. 2. 

• Twain High (6402 Linda Vista Road), 12:30-12:50 p.m. until July 14. 

• Valencia Park Elementary (5880 Skyline Drive), 12:40-1 p.m. until Aug. 2. 

• Webster Elementary (4801 Elm St.), 12:40-1 p.m. until Aug. 2. 

• Whittier K-12 (3401 Clairemont Drive), 12:40-1 p.m. until July 21. 

• Wilson Middle (3838 Orange Ave.), 11-11:20 a.m. until Aug. 11. 

Parks and recreation centers:

 • Adams (3491 Adams Ave.), noon-1 p.m. until Aug. 11. 

• City Heights (4380 Landis St.), noon-1 p.m. until Aug. 11. 

• Colina del Sol (5319 Orange Ave.), noon-1 p.m. until Aug. 11. 

• Encanto (6508 Wunderlin Ave.), noon-1 p.m. until Aug. 11. 

• Golden Hill (2600 Golf Course Drive), noon-1 p.m. until Aug. 11. 

• Linda Vista (7064 Levant St.), noon-1 p.m. until Aug. 11. 

• Martin Luther King Jr. (6401 Skyline Drive), noon-1 p.m. until Aug. 11. 

• Mira Mesa (8575 New Salem St.), noon-1 p.m. until Aug. 11. 

• Mountain View (641 S. Boundary St.), noon-1 p.m. until Aug. 11. 

• North Clairemont (4421 Bannock Ave.), noon-1 p.m. until Aug. 11. 

• North Park (4044 Idaho St.), noon-1 p.m. until Aug. 11. 

• Paradise Hills (6610 Potomac St.), noon-1 p.m. until Aug. 11. 

• Penn (2555 Dusk Drive), noon-1 p.m. until Aug. 11. 

• Skyline Hills (8285 Skyline Drive), noon-1 p.m. until Aug. 11. 

• Southcrest (4149 Newton Ave.), 12:30-1:30 p.m. until Aug. 11. 

• Stockton (330 32nd St.), noon-1 p.m. until Aug. 11. 

• Tierrasanta (11220 Clairemont Mesa Blvd.), noon-1 p.m. until Aug. 11. 

• Willie Henderson (1035 S. 45th St.), noon-1 p.m. until Aug. 11. Military sites 

• Bayview CYP (1876 Sky Harbor Road), 11 a.m.-noon until Aug. 11. 

• Chesteron CYP (7427 Linda Vista Road), 11 a.m.-noon until Aug. 11. 

• Gateway CYP (2741 Mendonca Drive), 11 a.m.-noon until Aug. 11. 

• Miramar Youth and Teen (2700 Moore Ave.), noon-1 p.m. until Aug. 11. 

• Murphy Canyon CYP (4867 Santo Road), 11 a.m.-noon until Aug. 11. 

• Village at Serra Mesa (8420 1/2 Krenz St.), 11 a.m.-noon until Aug. 11. 

YMCA and community centers:

 • Copley YMCA (4300 El Cajon Blvd.), noon-1 p.m. until Aug. 11. 

• Jackie Robinson YMCA (151 YMCA Way), noon-1 p.m. until Aug. 11. 

• Mission Valley YMCA (5505 Friars Road), noon-1 p.m. until Aug. 11. 

• Sherman Heights Community Center (2258 Island Ave.), noon-1 p.m. until Aug. 11. • Waterfront Park (21600 Pacific Highway), noon-1 p.m. until Aug. 11. 

Public libraries:

• Central Library (330 Park Blvd.), noon-1 p.m. until Aug. 11. 

• College-Rolando Library (660 Montezuma Road), noon-1 p.m. until Aug. 11. 

• Skyline Hills Library (7900 Paradise Valley Road), noon-1 p.m. until Aug. 11. 

• Valencia Park/Malcolm X Library (5148 Market St.), noon-1 p.m. until Aug. 11. 

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