{"id":289088,"date":"2026-05-29T17:02:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T17:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/289088\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T17:02:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T17:02:08","slug":"orange-county-public-schools-offering-free-summer-meals-for-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/289088\/","title":{"rendered":"Orange County Public Schools offering free summer meals for children\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theapopkachief.com\/ocps-approves-targeted-rezoning-affecting-apopka-area-schools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Orange County Public Schools<\/a>\u00a0is again offering free summer meals for children,\u00a0with\u00a0several locations in\u00a0the Apopka area serving as distribution sites during the summer break.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The district\u2019s Summer\u00a0BreakSpot\u00a0program will provide free meals to all children 18 and younger at 190 locations throughout Orange County while school is out. Meals will include fruits and vegetables, an\u00a0entr\u00e9e\u00a0and milk. According to\u00a0an\u00a0OCPS press release, menu items are taste-tested and approved by students.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Summer\u00a0BreakSpot\u00a0locations in the Apopka area are:\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Become A Member<\/p>\n<p>The Apopka Chief does not have a paywall, but pavement-pounding journalism is not free. Join your neighbors who make this vital work possible.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"in-article__cta\" class=\"ct-link-button btn--m btn--secondary mdn-support-button\" href=\"https:\/\/theapopkachief.com\/become-a-member?ref=in_article_cta\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">See Member Benefits<\/a><a class=\"ct-link-button btn--m btn--primary\" href=\"https:\/\/theapopkachief.com\/newsletter-signup?ref=in_article_cta\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Join Our Newsletter<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Apopka Branch (Boys &amp; Girls Clubs of Central Florida)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Blue Jay Academy 4\u00a0Kidz\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Dream Lake Elementary\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>North Orange Branch Library\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Phillis Wheatley Elementary\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Rock Springs Elementary\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meals will also be available at\u00a0schools with summer\u00a0programs,\u00a0summer camps, community\u00a0sites\u00a0and several churches.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">OCPS said the program is intended to help ensure children continue receiving nutritious meals during the summer months when school cafeterias are closed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The district will officially launch the summer meals program during a Summer\u00a0BreakSpot\u00a0Kickoff Event on Monday at Hungerford Elementary School in Eatonville. The event is scheduled to include student lunches,\u00a0games\u00a0and music, along with remarks from community leaders and program partners.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additional\u00a0information about Summer\u00a0BreakSpot\u00a0meal locations and schedules is available through OCPS Food and Nutrition Services and at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.summerbreakspot.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">summerbreakspot.org<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Orange County Public Schools\u00a0is again offering free summer meals for children,\u00a0with\u00a0several locations in\u00a0the Apopka area serving as distribution&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":289089,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[139,141,140],"class_list":["post-289088","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-orlando","tag-orlando","tag-orlando-headlines","tag-orlando-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/289088","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=289088"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/289088\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/289089"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=289088"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=289088"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=289088"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}