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June 24, 2020
Arts &
ENTERTAINMENT
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Portland Parks & Recreation’s Free Lunch + Play program returns Monday with the distribution of
free meals for kids at several parks and some apartment complexes, citywide. The program has been
expanded to provide food security in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kids Ready for Summer Lunch + Play
Parks program
returning with
take home
activities
A summer Lunch + Play pro-
gram for kids by Portland Parks
& Recreation opened on Monday
with expanded free meals at Port-
land parks, citywide.
This year, in addition to the
distribution of meals at lunchtime
or during the early afternoon at
convenient park locals and several
apartment complexes, take-home
activities are being planned, such
as art kits, activity packs, free
books, and games. The program
is part of an expanded effort by
the city of Portland and Portland
area school districts to provide
food security in the wake of the
COVID-19 pandemic.
Lunch + Play gives kids a free,
healthy meal for lunch during
summer when school is out. The
food distribution program contin-
ues a Portland Parks & Recreation
endeavor dating uninterrupted
from the 1970s.
Schedules are available for
all 26 sites at portlandoregon.
gov/parks/freelunch. Due to the
COVID-19 crisis, children do not
need to be present in order to re-
ceive a meal as they did in years
past.
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler
said he was proud of all the sup-
port the program has received to
help keep thousands of young
people nourished and healthy.
“COVID-19 and widespread
layoffs have made hunger one
of our community’s most urgent
needs this summer,” Wheeler said.
“Special thanks to NIKE, Inc.,
Bank of America, and our oth-
er partners who made it possible
to expand our service during this
time of higher need. “
PP&R and its partners expect
to distribute nearly 500,000 free
meals to Portland children this
summer - nearly five times more
than a typical season. The pro-
gram will take place at parks in ar-
eas with a clear need for free and
reduced lunch programs and areas
where other free food providers
are less accessible, officials said.
Most of the sites are in east and
north Portland.
“This summer looks different
than any other, with the challeng-
es posed by the COVID-19 health
crisis,” says PP&R Director Ad-
ena Long. “But Portland Parks
& Recreation has been providing
summertime food for nearly 50
years. We are continuing to help
people be healthier, life to be more
stable, and neighbors to make life-
long summer memories through
this flagship program. Our thanks
to all our City and non-profit
partners who are helping deliver
summertime fun, food, and mem-
ories.”
If you’d like to donate to help
the Free Lunch + Play program
serve Portland’s children, vis-
it
portlandoregon.gov/parks/
lunch+play.
Due to the COVID-19 public
health crisis, everyone visiting a
park and/or taking part in the Free
Lunch + Play program should
adhere to physical distancing
guidelines - staying at least 6 feet
away from others when in a public
space.