Twenty-one food sites for summer meals are converting to grab-and-go.

Written by Kristen Schmutz

Belden Communications News 

Twenty-one out of the fifty-five Summer Food Service Sites in Volusia County are converting to grab-and-go meals, as permitted by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, beginning Monday, July 18. 

According to a release, the program began on June 6, is funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to provide balanced meals during summer break when schools are closed, and began with Summer Food Service offering meals on-site to children. Meals will continue to be offered Monday through Friday and continue through Friday, August 12 unless otherwise indicated.

Parents cannot pick up meals unless they have children present.

Families can stop by the following grab-and-go sites to receive breakfast and lunch in a bag:

DAYTONA BEACH

Daytona Beach Regional Library, 105 E. Magnolia Ave.

9:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. through Aug. 12

Hope Place Public Library, 1310 Wright St.

10:15 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. through Aug. 12

John H. Dickerson Heritage Library, 411 S. Keech St.

10:15 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. through Aug. 12

Northwood Community Center, 1200 Ninth St.

9 a.m. to 1 p.m. through Aug. 12

Rose Marie Bryon Children’s Center, 625 South St.

9 a.m. to 1 p.m. through Aug. 12

DELAND

American Legion Orange Baker Post 187, 415 W. Voorhis Ave.

9 a.m. to 1 p.m. through July 29

Chisholm Community Center, 520 S. Clara Ave.

8 a.m. to noon through Aug. 12

DeLand Regional Library, 130 E. Howry Ave.

10 a.m. to 1 p.m. through Aug. 12

Hunters Creek Apartments, 930A Hunters Creek Drive

9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays through July 28

DELEON SPRINGS

Malloy Community Center, 330 E. Retta St.

8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. through Aug. 12

DELTONA

Deltona Regional Library, 2150 Eustace Ave.

10 a.m. to 1 p.m. through Aug. 12

EDGEWATER

Edgewater Public Library, 103 W. Indian River Blvd.

10 a.m. to 1 p.m. through Aug. 12

LAKE HELEN

Boys & Girls Club Lake Helen, 493 S. Lakeview Drive

Grab and go: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. through Aug. 5

Lake Helen Public Library, 221 N. Euclid Ave.

10 a.m. to 1 p.m. through Aug. 12

Massey James Youth Center, 364 Church St.

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. through Aug. 12

NEW SMYRNA BEACH

New Smyrna Beach Regional Library, 1001 S. Dixie Freeway

10 a.m. to noon through Aug. 12

OAK HILL

Oak Hill Public Library, 125 E. Halifax Ave.

10 a.m. to noon through Aug. 12

ORANGE CITY

Everybody is Somebody (Mt. Barrien Church), 289 E. Blue Springs Ave.

10 a.m. to 1 p.m. through Aug. 12

Orange City Public Library, 148 Albertus Way

10 a.m. to 1 p.m. through Aug. 12

ORMOND BEACH

Ormond Beach Regional Library, 30 S. Beach St.

9:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. through Aug. 12

PIERSON

Pierson Public Library, 115 N. Volusia Ave.

10 a.m. to 1 p.m. through Aug. 12

SEVILLE

St. John’s Missionary Baptist Church, 1835 Barton St.

9 a.m. to 1 p.m. through Aug. 12

For a complete list of sites in Volusia County, visit www.summerbreakspot.com. For more information, call the Community Assistance Division at 386-736-5956.