Students at many campuses in the Fort Worth Independent School District will be eligible for free dinners this year, meaning some kids will be able to eat a full day of meals at school.
The dinners will be provided at any school that offers an after-school program. Students do not need to be enrolled in an after-school activity to receive the meals, they just need to be on campus.
Meals are served 15 minutes after the end of class and include grains, meat or meat substitutes, fruits, vegetables and dairy products.
The district already provides free breakfast and lunch to students and plans to continue doing so through the 2024-2025 school year. It has partnered with food service company Sodexo to provide dinner to 57 elementary schools, 18 middle schools and 14 high schools.
“We look forward to a great year of making a positive impact in the lives of our students every day,” Pamela Watson, executive director of child nutrition services for the district, said in a statement. “Our partnership with Sodexo embodies that spirit of collaboration with the goal of creating thriving learning environments.”
According to Feeding Texas, a statewide food bank network, one in five Texas children experience hunger, putting 20 percent of children in the state at increased risk for hospitalization, health conditions like anemia and asthma, and problems with classroom learning and social skills.
The Fort Worth Independent School District’s new school year begins Aug. 13. The district had more than 70,000 students last year, according to data from the Texas Education Agency.
The Fort Worth ISD campuses offering free dinners are:
Harleen Beal Elementary SchoolEdward J. Briscoe Elementary SchoolCarter Park Elementary SchoolGeorge C. Clark Elementary SchoolComo Elementary School Leadership AcademyAlice D. Contreras Elementary SchoolEM Daggett Elementary SchoolDaggett MontessoriClifford Davis Elementary SchoolDezabala Elementary SchoolDiamond Hill Elementary SchoolSS Dillow Elementary SchoolEast Handley Elementary SchoolEastern Hills Elementary SchoolBill J. Elliott Elementary SchoolGlen Park Elementary SchoolW. M. Green Elementary SchoolGreenbriar Elementary SchoolNatha Howell Elementary SchoolHubbard Heights Elementary SchoolDolores Huerta Elementary SchoolManuel Jara Elementary SchoolMilton L. Kirkpatrick Elementary SchoolMaude I. Logan Elementary School Leadership AcademyLawley Road Elementary SchoolD. McRae Elementary SchoolMeadowbrook Elementary SchoolRufino Mendoza Elementary SchoolLuella Merrett Elementary SchoolLeadership Academy at Mitchell Boulevard Elementary SchoolM. H. Moore Elementary SchoolMorningside Elementary SchoolChristine C. Moss Elementary SchoolCharles E. Nash Elementary SchoolOakhurst Elementary SchoolOak Lawn Elementary SchoolAM Pate Elementary SchoolCarol Peak Elementary SchoolMary Louise Phillips Elementary SchoolRiverside Applied Learning CenterSam Rosen Elementary SchoolSagamore Hill Elementary SchoolSeminary Hills Park Elementary SchoolTA Sims Elementary SchoolSouth Highmount Elementary SchoolSunrise McMillan Elementary SchoolW.J. Turner Elementary SchoolVan Zandt Guinn Elementary SchoolMaudsley M. Walton Elementary SchoolWashington Heights Elementary SchoolWest Handley Elementary SchoolWest Creek Elementary SchoolWestern Hills Elementary SchoolWestern Hills Elementary SchoolJohn T. White Elementary School LAVercia L. Williams Elementary SchoolRichard J. Wilson Elementary SchoolApplied Learning AcademyDaggett Middle SchoolJP Elder MiddleForest Oak Middle School Leadership AcademyForest Oak 6th Leadership AcademyJ. Martin Jacquet MiddleWilliam James MiddleKirkpatrick Middle SchoolLeonard MiddleWA Meacham Middle SchoolMeadowbrook Middle SchoolRiverside Middle SchoolRosemont Middle SchoolWC Strip Ring MediumWedgwood 6th placeWedgwood MiddleWorld Language InstituteBenbrook Middle SchoolCarter Riverside High SchoolPasharhaiDunbar High SchoolEastern Hills High SchoolNorthside HighSouth Hills High SchoolSouthwest HighWestern Hills High SchoolOD Wyatt HighDiamond Hill Jarvis High SchoolTrimble Tech HighPolytechnic High SchoolYoung Men’s Leadership AcademyYoung Women Leadership Academy
