Thousands of families depend on the free meals their kids get at school. But just because it鈥檚 summer doesn鈥檛 mean they鈥檒l go hungry.
There's free lunch 鈥� and in some cases, breakfast 鈥� for kids ages 18 and under all over South Florida with help from the federal government: in schools, libraries, churches and other locations.
One way to find the nearest location offering free meals is to text the word 鈥渇ood鈥� to 877-877 and reply with your zip code.
You can also enter your city and find a map of locations on .
And we鈥檝e compiled our own list:
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY
Cold lunches are available between 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. every weekday through Aug. 3 at eight schools in Miami-Dade County. Find the list of schools and their addresses and below:
BROWARD COUNTY
Rather than publishing a list of schools where free food is available, the Broward County school district directs people to .
PALM BEACH COUNTY
More than 145 schools or libraries in Palm Beach County are offering free breakfast and/or lunch, most through the end of July, at varying hours. The full list is .
鈥檚 is a sample menu of what鈥檚 available.
MONROE COUNTY
These six schools in the Florida Keys are offering free breakfast and lunch:
