IDEA Public Schools offering free meals to all kids this summer

The meals will be served starting Tuesday, May 30 through Friday, July 21.
Published: May. 26, 2023 at 9:31 AM CDT|Updated: May. 30, 2023 at 5:56 AM CDT

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - IDEA Public Schools’ Child Nutrition Program (CNP) announced any child in the community 18 years old and younger will be able to eat free meals this summer.

The meals will be served starting Tuesday, May 30 through Friday, July 21.

Kids can eat for free, whether they are IDEA student or not, officials said.

The meals will be served starting Tuesday, May 30 through Friday, July 21.(IDEA Public Schools)

The summer meals will include breakfast and lunch and must be eaten in the cafeteria of any IDEA campus Monday through Friday.

In Baton Rouge, there are 3 school locations:

SchoolAddressTelephone Number
IDEA Bridge1500 N. Airway Drive
Baton Rouge, La. 70815
225-963-5910
IDEA Innovation7800 Innovation Park Drive
Baton Rouge, La. 70820
225-953-7963
IDEA University Prep7701 Plank Rd.
Baton Rouge, La. 70807
225 364-9805

Breakfast will be served from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. and lunch will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Food service will be closed on federal holidays and from July 3rd through July 7th.

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