Lunchbox Express Begins Free Lunches For Lakewood Kids

LAKEWOOD, CO – It's summer lunch time! Jewish Family Service's Lunchbox Express begins their mobile food delivery service May 28 to bring free lunches to underserved children at several Lakewood locations, including several libraries. Check out a book and get a delicious lunch between May 28 through August 2.

In repurposed school buses, enthusiastic volunteers deliver box lunches to feed hungry metro Denver kids when school is out and children don’t have access to free or reduced-fee lunches in their schools.

In 2019, the program will operate five buses and deliver food to 16 sites in the Denver metro area. Lunches will also be distributed at five standalone sites, including at Jewish Family Service.

Learn more about volunteering here.

Lunchbox Express is part of the USDA’s Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), a federal program that makes nutritious lunches available during the summer at approved sites with high concentrations of low-income children.

There is no proof of income required. All children 18 and under qualify for a free lunch, no matter where they live or go to school.

Meals will be available at the following sites, dates, and times, Monday through Friday (except July 4):

Locations in and near Lakewood May 28 to August 2, 2019 include:

Gold Crown Foundation All Star
200 South Harlan Street, Lakewood 80226
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.

Ray Ross Park
680 South Harlan Street, Lakewood 80226
11:30–11:50 a.m.

Surfside Spray Park
5330 West 9th Avenue, Lakewood 80214
12:30–1:00 p.m.

Molholm Elementary School (June 3 to June 28)
6000 West 9th Avenue, Lakewood 80214
12:05–12:25 p.m.

LAKEWOOD LIBRARY ROUTE
May 28 to August 2, 2019
Wheat Ridge Library
5475 West 32nd Avenue, Wheat Ridge 80212
11:00–11:30 a.m.

Lakewood Library
10200 West 20th Avenue, Lakewood 80215
11:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m.

Belmar Library
555 South Allison Parkway, Lakewood 80226
12:30–1:00 p.m.

See all 2019 routes.

Meals are prepared fresh each morning by cooks in a commercial kitchen using more high-quality, fresh ingredients to give children healthier options, the agency announced. Meals will include more than 60 varieties of salads, wraps, and sandwiches, Lunchbox Express said.