HISD to Serve Free Healthy Meals During the Summer More than 200 HISD schools participating May 29, 2012 - The Houston Independent School District will be providing free meals this summer to Houston-area kids at more than 200 participating schools. Children ages 18 and younger can enjoy a healthy breakfast and lunch at no cost from June 11 through July 12. All meals served are nutritionally analyzed to ensure that children receive the vitamins, minerals and calories needed to maintain a balanced diet. "With this program, thousands of children are eating a well-balanced meal that they might otherwise go without," said HISD Superintendent Terry Grier. "A prolonged period of time without adequate nutrition affects both the body and the brain, especially in children who are still growing." The purpose of this Summer Food Service Program is to ensure children have access to the food they need in order to return to school physically and mentally prepared to learn. Last year, HISD Food Services served more than 1.7 million free meals. Children do not have to be enrolled in summer school nor show proof of income in order to receive a free breakfast or lunch at the participating HISD schools. Breakfast is served Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m., and lunch is served Monday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Adults may also participate in the program by purchasing breakfast for $2 and lunch for $3.25. For a list of participating HISD schools, please call 713-491-5944. Participating schools are subject to change. 2012 HISD SUMMER MEAL LOCATIONS (list subject to change) Elementary Schools Almeda Anderson Ashford ES Askew Atherton ES Barrick Bastian Bell ES Bellfort Academy Benavidez ES Benbrook Berry Blackshear Bonham ES Bonner ES Braeburn ES Briscoe Brookline Browning Bruce Burbank ES Burrus Cage Caldwell Carrillo Codwell Cook Coop Cornelius Crawford Crockett Cunningham ES Daily ES Davila Deandra DeChaumes DeZavala Dodson ES Durham ES Durkee Eliot ES Elrod ES Emerson ES Farias ECC Field ES Foerster ES Fondren ES Foster ES Franklin ES Frost Gallegos Garcia ES Garden Oaks ES Garden Villas ES Golfcrest ES Gregory-Lincoln Gregg ES Grissom ES Gross ES Halpin ECC Harris, J.R. Harris, R.P. Hartsfield ES Harvard ES Henderson, J.P. Henderson, N.Q. Herod ES Herrera ES Highland Heights ES Houston Gardens ES Hobby ES Janowski ES Jefferson ES Kelso ES Kennedy Ketelsen ES Lantrip ES Law ES Lewis ES Lockhart ES Looscan ES Longfellow ES Love ES Lyons ES MacGregor ES Mading ES Martinez, C Mc Namara ES Memorial ES Milne MLK ECC Montgomery ES Moreno ES Ninfas Early Childhood Northline ES Oak Forest ES Oates ES Osborne Paige ES Parker ES Park Place ES Patterson ES Peck ES Petersen ES Pilgrim Academy Piney Point ES Pleasantville ES Port Houston ES Pugh ES Red ES Reynolds ES Rice K-8 Robinson ES Rodriguez ES Rogers, T.H., K-8 Roosevelt Ross ES Rucker ES Rusk ES Sanchez ES Scarborough ES Scott ES Scroggins ES Seguin ES Shadowbriar Shearn ES Sinclair ES Smith, K. ES Southmayd ES Sugargrove Stevens ES St. George Place Sugar Grove Sutton ES Thompson ES Tijerina ES Tinsley ES Travis Valley West ES Wainwright ES Walnut Bend ES Wesley ES Wharton Whidby ES White ES Wilson ES Windsor Village ES Woodson K-8 Young ES Middle Schools Attucks MS Black MS Burbank MS Clifton Cullen MS Deady MS Dowling MS Edison MS Fondren MS Fonville MS Grady MS Gregory-Lincoln Hamilton MS Hartman MS Henry MS Hogg MS Holland Jackson MS Johnston MS Key MS Lanier MS Long MS Marshall MS Ortiz MS Pershing MS Pin Oak MS Revere MS Rogers, T.H., K-8 Rice K-8 Ryan MS Stevenson MS Thomas MS Welch MS MC Williams Woodson K-8 High Schools Ahead Academy Austin HS Challenge HS Chavez HS Davis HS Furr HS Houston Acad. for Intl. Studies Jones HS Kashmere HS Law Enforcement HS Lee HS Madison HS Reagan HS Sam Houston Scarborough HS Sharpstown HS Sterling HS Washington HS Westbury HS Westside HS Wheatley HS Alternative/Charter Schools Dominion Academy East Early College Energized STEM East Energized for Excellence Elem Harper Alt. Kandy Stripe Academy Leader's Academy Mt. Carmel N. Houston Early College Pro-Vision TSU Lab CEP New Aspirations E-Stem Grimes Inspired for Excellence Rhoades Young Scholars Young Women's College Prep The Houston Independent School District is the largest school district in Texas and the seventh-largest in the United States with 279 schools and more than 200,000 students. The 301-square-mile district is one of the largest employers in the Houston metropolitan area with nearly 30,000 employees. For more information, visit the HISD Web site at www.houstonisd.org.