Recreation Centers to Feed Poor Children
The Los Angeles Recreation and Parks Department will offer 8,500 lunches a day to children from low-income families this summer.
The program, funded through the U.S. Department of Agriculture, provides lunch to children 19 and younger who get free meals at school during the academic year. The lunches, including a sandwich, fruit, fruit juice and milk, will be served for two hours starting about noon at 96 recreation centers in Los Angeles, from July 7 to Aug. 27.
“It’s not any great, gourmet food, but it’s nourishment,” said Recreation and Parks Department spokesman Al Goldfarb. “Maybe it will help somebody get through the day.”
The 18 recreation centers serving free lunches in the Valley are:
North Weddington, 10844 Acama St.; North Hollywood, 11430 Chandler Blvd.; Victory-Vineland, 11112 Victory Blvd.; Valley Plaza, 12240 Archwood St.; Sun Valley, 8133 Vineland Ave.; Fernangeles, 8851 Laurel Canyon Blvd.; Lakeview Terrace, 11075 Foothill Blvd.; Hubert Humphrey, 12560 Filmore St.; Sylmar, 13109 Borden Ave.; Branford, 13310 Branford St.; Sepulveda, 8801 Kester Ave.; Van Nuys, 15401 Vanowen Ave.; Delano, 15100 Erwin St.; Panorama, 8600 Hazeltine Ave.; Paxton, 10731 Laurel Canyon Blvd.; Pacoima, 10943 Herrick Ave.; Sunland, 8651 Foothill Blvd.; Lanark, 21816 Lanark St.
More information about the program is available by calling (213) 485-4880.
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