Photo story: Dowagiac meal program offering children summer nutrition

Published 8:42 am Tuesday, July 17, 2018

By Sarah Culton

Monday afternoon, Dowagiac children lined up outside of the Dowagiac District Library to grab a free meal as part of Dowagiac Union Schools’ Meet Up and Eat Up program. The program, which is federally funded through the U.S. Department of Agriculture, offers free meals to any child 18 years of age and under or persons up to age 26 who are enrolled in an educational program for the mentally or physically disabled that is recognized by a state or local public educational agency.

This summer marks the fifth year Dowagiac has offered the program, including the mobile truck initiative, which brings the meals to popular areas throughout the city. This year, the school system has added two new stops, one at Indian Hills Apartments and one at Sister Lakes Community Church. Dowagiac Middle School, 57072 Riverside Dr., Dowagiac, offers breakfast from 7:10 to 9:30 a.m. and lunch from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday through Friday until Aug. 11.

Additional Meet Up and Eat Up meals, through the mobile food trucks, are offered at the following locations Monday through Friday until Aug. 24:

11 to 11:30 a.m. — Twin Lakes Park, Lakeshore Road, Dowagiac

11 to 11:30 a.m. —  Riverside Apartments, 550 Riverside Dr., Dowagiac

11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. — Sister Lakes Community Church, 67119 M-152, Dowagiac

11:30 a.m. to noon — Dowagiac District Library, 211 Commercial St., Dowagiac

Noon to 12:30 p.m. — Water Tower Park, Helena St., Dowagiac

12:30 to 1 p.m. — Indian Hills Apartments, 400 Cleveland St., Dowagiac

12:30 to 1 p.m. — Justus Gage Playground, 301 James St., Dowagiac

1 to 1:30 p.m. — HS Auto Shop, 701 N. Lowe St., Dowagiac

1 to 1:30 p.m. — ACTION Pantry, 301 Main St., Dowagiac

1:30 to 2 p.m. — Eagle’s Wood Apartments, 29509 Amerihost Dr., Dowagiac

1:30 to 2 p.m. — Vineyard Place Apartments, 508 Vineyard Place Dr., Dowagiac

2 to 2:30 p.m. — Walter Ward Park, 309 Thickstun, Dowagiac

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