UPDATE – Jessica Leggett, child nutrition coordinator with Feeding the Gulf Coast, said FGC doesn't have any Santa Rosa County locations right now, but any sites wishing to partner with them can contact her before June 10 to do so. She can be reached at 626-1332 ext. 2013, or email at jleggett@feedingthegulfcoast.org.
The closest locations to Milton, Leggett said, are the following:
The Moorings Apartments – 8491 Old Spanish Trail Rd, Pensacola, FL 32514
Gullpoint Resource Center – 7000 Spanish Trail Rd, Pensacola, FL 32504
Quintette Community Center and Athletic Park – 2490 Quintette Lane Cantonment Fl 32533
Milton — Feeding the Gulf Coast is partnering with local community organizations to offer free meals to children across the Florida Panhandle this summer through the Summer Food Service Program.
The program is supported by the United States Department of Agriculture and is designed to fill the nutritional gap left when children are out of school during summer months and do not have access to free or reduced price meals.
“Schools do a great job providing healthy meals during the school year, but often lack the funds to operate summer programs. We’re working to increase access across the area,” said Feeding the Gulf Coast’s President & CEO, Dave Reaney.
“All children aged 18 and under are eligible, but this is a great way to help struggling families ensure their child gets free meals during the week,” Reaney continued.
Last summer, Feeding the Gulf Coast served over 1,100 children in Florida and over 11,600 children across the Central Gulf Coast at area churches, schools, parks and community centers.
That number is expected to grow as the program continues to expand.
To learn more about the SFSP and find a site in your community, text “FOOD” to 877-877 to find a site near you or visit the food bank’s website: https://feedingthegulfcoast.org/sfsp-locations/.
This article originally appeared on Santa Rosa Press Gazette: (UPDATE) Feeding the Gulf Coast provides free meals for Northwest Florida youth