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<p style="font-weight:bold; display: inline; line-height:150%; font-size: 115%;">1005 W. Worley St. <br />Columbia, MO 65203</p></div>
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<p style="font-size: 150%; font-weight: bold;">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</p>
<p style="font-size: 120%; margin-top: -5px; font-weight:bold;">May 20, 2025</p>
<p style="float:right; font-weight:bold; margin-bottom: 25px; font-size: 100%; text-align:right;">CONTACT: Austin Krohn
<br />Public Information Specialist
<br />Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services
<br />573.874.7604
<br />Austin.Krohn@CoMo.gov</p>
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<div style="font-size: 110%; line-height:150%;"><h1 style="clear:both; margin-top: 75px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 130%;">2025 Columbia Summer lunch sites</h1>
<div class="content"><span style="padding-left: 50px;">(COLUMBIA, MO)</span> - <p style="display:inline;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Summer Lunch Program will return June 2 and run through Aug. 7, excluding June 19 and July 4. Meal sites will operate Monday through Friday and are open to all children and teens aged 18 and younger.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Public Health and Human Services (PHHS) will serve lunch at the Armory Sports and Recreation Center, 701 E. Ash St. (rear parking lot), from noon to 1 p.m., June 2 to August 1.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Powerhouse of Columbia will also offer lunches at several locations. Please note that times may vary slightly from the Armory site. Lunch and snack schedules are as follows:</span></p>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Columbia Housing Authority (CHA) Stewart-Parker</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">: Lunch from noon to 12:30 p.m.; snack from 1:30-1:45 p.m.</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /><br /></span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>CHA Bear Creek</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">, 1109 Elleta Blvd.: Lunch from noon to 12:30 p.m.; snack from 1:30-1:45 p.m.</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /><br /></span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Columbia Square</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">, 1715 W. Worley St.: Lunch from 11-11:30 a.m.; snack from 12:30-12:45 p.m.</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /><br /></span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Indian Hills Park</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">, 5009 Aztec Blvd.: Lunch from 11-11:30 a.m.; snack from 1-1:15 p.m.</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /><br /></span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Progressive Missionary Baptist Church</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">, 702 Banks Ave.: Lunch from 11-11:30 a.m.; snack from 1:30-1:45 p.m.</span></li>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The program is a partnership between Columbia Public Schools, Columbia Parks and Recreation, and Powerhouse. It is funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture through an extension of the school lunch program and aims to ensure children have access to nutritious meals during the summer.</span></p>
<p><strong>Note for groups</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">: If you plan to bring a large group to the Armory site, please call the WIC office (573.873.7384) at PHHS at least one day in advance between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. to ensure enough meals are available.</span></p>
<p><strong>Volunteer opportunities</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"> are available. Sign up here,</span> <a href="https://bit.ly/4dfUSlt"><span style="font-weight: 400;">https://bit.ly/4dfUSlt</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">or email </span><a href="mailto:columbia@powerhousecdc.org"><span style="font-weight: 400;">columbia@powerhousecdc.org</span></a></p></div>
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