The Cherokee County School District (CCSD) is participating in the USDA Seamless Summer Option for Children program this summer, providing lunch for children in need at five locations throughout the county, along with breakfast at three locations.

More than 32 percent of CCSD students qualify for free or reduced lunch, which means that more than 12,000 students who rely on a breakfast or lunch at school during the year likely do not have access to adequate food during the summer months. Last summer, CCSD provided 64,980 meals to hungry children through the Seamless Summer program, which is federally funded.

The meals are free to any child under the age of 18 and proof of income is not required to participate. Meals are available only during the specific advertised times and must be consumed on site. The program runs through July 25 at the following locations: YMCA Canton: breakfast, 8:30-8:45 a.m.; lunch, 11:00-11:20 a.m.; YMCA Woodstock: breakfast, 8:00-8:20 a.m.; lunch, 11:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.; East Gate Mobile Home Park: lunch, 11:30-11:45 a.m.; Shadowood Mobile Home Park: lunch at the clubhouse, 10:45-11:00 a.m., lunch at the playground, 11:05-11:20 a.m.; and Woodstock High School: breakfast, 7:45-8:05 a.m.; lunch, 12:00-12:20 p.m.