Registration for St. Vincent Place’s Lunches for Learning Program opens tomorrow

Families looking for assistance with their children's school lunches in January are invited to register for St. Vincent Place’s Lunches for Learning program starting tomorrow (Tuesday, Dec. 14) at 10 a.m. 

Parents and guardians of school-age children are eligible to receive bi-weekly packages of school-safe lunch foods that will allow them to send their child to school with a lunch every day. The packages will contain such foods as granola bars, crackers, yogurts, sandwich bread, cheese strings, fresh fruit and vegetables, and juice boxes, says a news release issued by the organization.

Anyone wishing to register can do so here. Registration will be capped at the first 130 families. 

The full release is as follows: 

Families who wish to register for St. Vincent Place’s Lunches for Learning program for January will be able to do so starting at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 14.

Parents and guardians of school-age children are eligible to receive bi-weekly packages of school-safe lunch foods that will allow them to send their child to school with a lunch every day. The packages will contain such foods as granola bars, crackers, yogurts, sandwich bread, cheese strings, fresh fruit and vegetables, and juice boxes.

To register, St. Vincent Place asks families to complete the form found on its website here. The form will not be available until registration opens, and no early registrations will be permitted. Those without access to the internet may call Sara at 705-253-2770 ext. 4, but we ask that those who are able to complete the form to ensure the smoothest registration process possible. Registration will be capped at the first 130 families.

St. Vincent Place is grateful to the organizations and individuals who have made it possible to continue this program. If you’d like to support Lunches for Learning, we are happy to receive donations of the items listed above, or you can make a financial donation on our website.