Summer grab-and-go meals at eight schools, one community site

Woman with face mask puts food into bags

The City School District of Albany once again is participating in the Summer Food Service Program, with free grab-and-go meals for all children 18 and under at eight schools across the city and one community location.
 
A meal includes breakfast and lunch. Families can pick up meals at the following locations, times and days.

Albany High School

  • 700 Washington Ave., main entrance
  • 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday-Thursday
  • July 13-Aug. 14

Albany School of Humanities (ASH)

  • 108 Whitehall Road, side entrance off parking lot, towards rear of building
  • 8:30-9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday-Friday
  • July 13-Aug. 28

Arbor Hill Elementary School

  • 1 Arbor Drive, main entrance
  • 8:30-9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday-Friday
  • July 13-Aug. 28

Giffen Memorial Elementary School 

  • 274 South Pearl St.
  • 8:30-9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday-Friday
  • July 13-Aug. 28

Montessori Magnet School

  • 45 Tremont St., front entrance 
  • 11:30 a.m.-noon Monday-Friday
  • July 13-Aug. 14

Philip Schuyler Achievement Academy

  • 676 Clinton Ave., main entrance
  • 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday-Thursday.
  • July 13-Aug. 14

South End Children’s Café

  • 25 Warren St., front entrance
  • Noon-12:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday
  • July 13-Aug. 20

Thomas O’Brien Academy of Science and Technology (TOAST)

  • Lincoln Park off Delaware Avenue, rear entrance along the Delaware Avenue side
  • 8:30-9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday-Friday
  • July 13-Aug. 28

Tony Clement Center for Education

  • 395 Elk St., main entrance
  • 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday-Thursday
  • July 13-Aug. 14 

For more information, contact school district Lunch Director Lisa Finkenbinder at lfinkenbinder@albany.k12.ny.us or (518) 475-6645.

In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA.    

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the agency (state or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.
        
To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at: http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by:
 
(1) Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; 
(2) Fax: (202) 690-7442; or 
(3) Email: program.intake@usda.gov. 
 
The City School District of Albany is an equal opportunity provider.