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Free food for students during summer

Public parks, schools, libraries and other venues in South Florida offer free food for kids and teens during summer.

Free meals are for kids 18 and younger. Participants in Summer BreakSpot include U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Florida Department of Agriculture. 

Food distribution locations in Broward, Dade and greater Palm Beach are offered via phone, via text or online. Here are the three ways to go about it:

  • log on to the website
  • text FOOD or COMIDA to 304-304
  • dial 2-1-1 on your phone

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Mary Lou Cruz

About Mary Lou Cruz

I worked at the South Florida Sun Sentinel for 21 years, as an Advertising Special Sections Writer; Editorial Systems Editor in Technology; and Editorial Assistant in the Newsroom. Before my newspaper career, I worked in the airline and travel industry and I have lived in Brazil, Puerto Rico and vacationed in more than 25 countries. Originally, I'm from Maryland. I moved to Florida in 1984 and raised my daughter in Miami. Email: events@SouthFloridaOnTheCheap.com.

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