FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 18, 2007
Media Contact: Michael Corby, 904.632.3310
Public Information: 904.713.4546

Upward Bound students may be eligible for Summer Food Service Program
Enrolled students 18 and under may qualify for free/low-cost meals June 4-July 13.

Students enrolled at the Upward Bound Program at Florida Community College during the summer may be eligible for free or low-cost breakfast and lunch if they qualify during the school year.

Nutritionally balanced meals will be provided to all children regardless of race, color, sex, disability, age or national origin during summer vacation when school breakfasts and lunches are not available. All children 18 years old and younger, if open site, are eligible for meals at no charge and there will be no discrimination in the course of the meal service. The programs are only approved for geographical areas of need where 50 percent or more of the children qualify for free and reduced price meals during the school year.

The following site will be participating in the Summer Food Service Program: Sodexho at Jacksonville University, 2800 University Blvd. North, Jacksonville, Florida 32211. Hours meals will be offered are breakfast: 7:35–8:35 a.m.; lunch 12:30–1:30 p.m.; dinner: 5–6 p.m., during the period June 4–July 13, 2007. Only approved students enrolled in the Upward Bound Program at Florida Community College will be served.

For more information call 904.713.4546.