ECU Health and Food Lion Feeds to offer free summer meals for kids
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — ECU Health is partnering with Food Lion Feeds to provide summer meals for children and teens.
Starting today, Wednesday, June 11, free meals are available Monday through Thursday at their different meal sites in Greenville, Ahoskie, Bethel, and Tarboro. They were at York Memorial AME Zion Church in Greenville today. 'We understand and we know that children, some children, don't have access to food once they leave the school during the summer,' Associate Minister at York Memorial AME Zion Church in Greenville, Janie Rouse, said. 'You know, they no longer have breakfast or lunch. And we're excited about offering them a lunch during the summer.'
In 2024, 3,502 meals were served across the East.
'Our previous years, we have seen a lot of children as well as other community members come to our sites,' Community Health Project Consultant at ECU Health Alexis Connell said. 'Thankfully, this year we were able to expand to a four-site and in the future we hope to continue to expand to different sites in our community.'
Meals will be available until food runs out each day at the following locations:
Greenville: English Chapel Free Will Baptist Church – 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Monday-Friday from June 10 to Aug. 23. The location will be closed July 22-26.
Ahoskie: Calvary Missionary Baptist Church – 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Monday-Friday from June 10 to Aug. 23. The location will be closed June 19 and July 4-5.
Bethel: Bethel Youth Activity Center – 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Monday-Thursday from June 17 to July 17. The location will be closed July 3-7.
No registration is required. For more information about the ECU Health Summer Meal Program, click here.
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