School district to provide free summer meals and meal kids for students

Lyon County School District will again offer free summer meals and weekly meal kits for students beginning June 17 and continuing through Aug. 12. Families can pick up grocery meal kits each Wednesday at designated school sites across the county.

The program is open to all students and is intended to ensure children continue to have access to meals while school is out. Each kit includes a week’s worth of breakfast and lunch items.

Meal kits will be available through drive-thru pickup from 10 to 11 a.m. on Wednesdays at Fernley Intermediate School, East Valley Elementary School, Silver Stage Elementary School, Dayton Intermediate School and Yerington Elementary School.

Parents or guardians may pick up kits by providing the student’s name and student ID number.

Students who are receiving free meals through summer school programs are not eligible for meal kits until summer school ends.

The district said the summer meal program is part of its effort to maintain access to nutritious food for students during the break.