Free summer meals available to kids and teens | Update

Free summer meals available to kids and teens | Update

  • Monday, August 21, 2017 3:32pm
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Kids and teens can eat free this summer with United Way of King County’s Summer Food Invasion.

Summer meals sites are hosted throughout the county at parks, libraries, churches and other locations, and provide healthy meals and fun, educational activities every day.

Sites are open now through the end of August. Meals are free and open to all youth ages 18 and under, and no enrollment or pre-registration is needed.

Meal sites in Kent include:

Kent Youth and Family Services, Birch Creek (12910 SE 273rd St., Kent)

Monday-Friday (through Aug. 22)

Snack: 4-5 p.m.

Saturday

Lunch: 1-2 p.m.

Valli Kee – Kent Youth and Family Services (23401 104th Ave. SE, Kent)

Tuesday-Friday (through Aug. 23)

Snack: 4-5 p.m.

To celebrate the Summer Food Invasion, United Way of King County is also hosting free Food Invasion Field Days at sites throughout the county, with activities for all ages, including an obstacle course, bounce house, face painting, crafts and free food

Families are invited to a free Field Day near Kent, at Midway Park in Des Moines, on Aug. 24, from 12 to 3 p.m.

To see all summer meal sites and Field Day locations, visit www.foodinvasion.org.


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