The Monterey Peninsula Unified School District’s Summer Meal Program is now open to youth ages 1-18 through the end of July.

Lunch will be provided at multiple sites throughout the community free of charge with no enrollment, paperwork, income verification or registration needed.

“Many of our MPUSD families count on school meals as a dependable source of nutrition throughout the year,” said Micha James, director of nutrition services in a news release. “Summer should be no different. Our goal is to ensure that every child continues to have access to healthy, nourishing meals even when school is out because consistent access to food supports their well-being, growth, and readiness to learn.”

The only days the sites will be closed are June 19 (Juneteenth) and July 4. A mix of campus and community sites will be open for free lunches:

• Crumpton Elementary School located at 460 Carmel Avenue will be open for serving at 11:30 a.m. until July 3

• Del Rey Woods Elementary School located at 1281 Plumas Avenue will serve meals beginning at 11:45 a.m. until June 30

• The Dual Language Academy of the Monterey Peninsula located at 1650 Sonoma Avenue will start serving lunch at noon everyday until July 25

• La Mesa School located at 1 La Mesa Way will be open for serving at 11 a.m. until June 30

• The Marina City Library located at 190 Seaside Circle is participating in the Summer Meal Program and will serve lunch every Thursday at 12 p.m. until July 24

• Monterey High School located at 101 Herrmann Drive will serve meals at 11:30 a.m. until July 3

• The Seaside City Library located at 550 Harcourt Avenue is participating in the Summer Meal Program and will serve lunch every Wednesday at 12 p.m. until July 23

• Seaside High School located at 2200 Noche Buena will be open at 11:30 a.m. to serve meals until July 3

• Seaside Middle School located at 999 Coe Avenue will serve lunch at 11 a.m. until June 27

Families are welcome to attend any site throughout the summer.

More information can be found at https://the.mpusd.net/summermeals2025.