Good Shepherd Food Bank Partners With Bangor & Brewer Nonprofits to Sponsor Five Summer Lunch Sites

Good Shepherd Food Bank Partners With Bangor & Brewer Nonprofits to Sponsor Five Summer Lunch Sites

Sites will offer free meals to youth throughout the summer.

Good Shepherd Food Bank of Maine will once again sponsor Summer Lunch sites where Bangor and Brewer children can receive free nutritious meals throughout the summer. 

Through partnerships with the Bangor Boys & Girls Club, Bangor Housing Splash Pad, Brewer Housing Authority, The Rock Church, and Fairmount School meals will be offered at the following sites:

• Brewer Housing Authority
  Rinfret Drive Pavilion, Brewer
  Open Monday – Friday from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
  June 20 to August 23
• The Rock Church
  1195 Ohio Street, Bangor
  Open Monday – Thursday from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
  June 24 to June 27
• Bangor Boys & Girls Club
  161 Davis Road, Bangor
  Open Monday – Tuesday and Thursday-Friday
  Breakfast: 9 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
  Lunch: 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
  July 1 to August 16
• Bangor Housing Splash Pad
  Downeast Circle, Bangor
  Open Monday – Tuesday and Thursday-Friday
  From 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
  July 1 to August 16
• Fairmount School
  58 Thirteenth Street, Bangor
  Open Monday – Friday
  Breakfast: 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
  Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

“We are thrilled to sponsor the Summer Food Service Program in Bangor and Brewer again this year,” says Heather Paquette, president of Good Shepherd Food Bank. “44.1% of Maine children rely on Free School Lunches. Despite the availability of funding from the USDA, only a small percentage of those students receive meals during the long summer break due to a variety of obstacles, such as a lack of awareness and accessible sites. With our partners in the area, we’re working to make sure more kids in the Bangor region have nutritious meals this summer.”

Meals are provided to all children under age 18 without charge.