Aurora youth offered free daily meals this summer

Posted June 04, 2023 11:00 pm

Submitted by City of Aurora

Beginning the week of June 5, all children in Aurora will have access to free, nutritious meals all summer.

The Northern Illinois Food Bank will offer its Meals on the Move program for Aurora children 18 years old and younger.

Free and nutritious boxed meals will be distributed each weekday at four Aurora parks from Monday, June 5 through Friday, August 11 on the following daily schedule:

• From 11 a.m. to noon at Garfield Park playground, 350 N. Sheffer Road, and Phillips Park Visitors' Center, 1000 Ray Moses Drive.

• From 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. at McCarty Park, 350 E. Galena Blvd., and Plum Park, 337 Plum St.

Meals on the Move also includes the Friday Fresh Market, where every Friday, take-home lunches for Saturday and Sunday, along with fruits & vegetables, will be provided to families.

All meals are completely free. No registration or identification is required. Weekday meals must be eaten on site.

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