Program offers children free meals over the summer

The parks and recreation department offers a full range of summer activities,

including Kids First Summer Playgrounds and Westside Youth Day Camp. To register children, call 360-487-7100 or visit: http://www.cityofvancouver.us/parks-recreation/recreation/kids/camps.htm

Vancouver-Clark Parks and Recreation Department is again sponsoring the Summer Food Service Program for Children, which provides free meals to children throughout the summer.

Meals will be offered at no charge to children younger than 19 years old at various locations.

The program was established to ensure that during school vacation periods, children could continue to receive the same quality meals provided during the school year.

The program is funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The city offers this program in partnership with the Vancouver School District, Evergreen School District, Vancouver Housing Authority, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and Turning Point Church.

Summer meal locations and times are subject to change.

For additional information, call 360-487-7060.

Summer playgrounds

The parks department’s Kids First Summer Playgrounds program offers lunch Mondays through Fridays from June 28 to Aug. 13 (except July 5) at the following times and locations:

• Hough Elementary, 1900 Daniels St., noon to 1 p.m.

• Fruit Valley Elementary, 3410 N.W. Fruit Valley Road, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

• Washington Elementary, 2908 S Street, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.

• Minnehaha Elementary, 2800 N.E. 54th St., 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.

• Image Elementary, 4400 N.E. 122nd Ave., 12:15 to 1:15 p.m.

• Evergreen Park, 3500 E. Fourth Plain Blvd., 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.

Other programs

Meals are also offered at the following times and locations:

• Westside Youth Camp, Marshall Community Center, 1009 E. McLoughlin Blvd., noon to 1 p.m. Mondays, Wednesday and Fridays, June 28 to Aug. 27 (except July 5).

• Vancouver Public Schools summer school, Washington Elementary, 2908 S St., 9 to 10 a.m. and 1 to 2 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, July 12 to Aug. 5.

• Vancouver Public Schools summer school, Sarah J. Anderson Elementary, 2215 N.E. 104th St., 8 to 9 a.m. and noon to 1 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, July 12 to Aug. 5.

• Vancouver Public Schools summer school, Walnut Grove Elementary, 6103 N.E. 72nd Ave., 8 to 9 a.m. and noon to 1 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, July 12 to Aug. 5.

• STEP camp, Discovery Middle School, 800 E. 40th St., 8:45 to 9:15 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., Aug. 9-13.

• Vancouver Housing Authority, Rise and Stars Community Center, 500 Omaha Way, noon to 1 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, June 28 to Aug. 27 (except July 5).

• NAACP “Rites of Passage,” Fort Vancouver High School, 5700 E. 18th St., noon to 1 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, July 12 to Aug. 11.

• One Life Summer Youth Connection, Vineyard Church, 2007 E. 12th St., noon to 1 p.m., July 19-23.

• Treasure I’Land Kids Camp, City Harvest Church, 2901 Falk Road, noon to 1 p.m., Aug. 23-27.

Fun Wagon snacks

The Fun Wagon will serve snacks at the following times and locations:

• Eisenhower Park, 9201 N.W. 9th Ave., 10 a.m. to noon Mondays, June 28 to Aug. 16.

• Shumway Park, 3014 F St., 1 to 3 p.m. Mondays, June 28 to Aug. 16.

• Edgewood Park, 3212 E. Evergreen Blvd., 10 a.m. to noon Tuesdays, June 29 to Aug. 17.

• Peter S. Ogden Park, Northeast 83rd Avenue off 27th Street, 1 to 3 p.m. Tuesdays, June 29 to Aug. 17.

• Walnut Grove Park, Northeast 58th Avenue and 70th Street, 10 a.m. to noon Wednesdays, June 30 to Aug. 18.

• Orchards Park, 9800 N.E. 54th St., 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesdays, June 30 to Aug. 18.

• Sifton Park, Northeast 131st Avenue and 71st Street, 10 a.m. to noon Thursdays, July 1 to Aug. 19.

• Diamond Park, Northeast 145th Avenue, north of 28th Street, 1 to 3 p.m. Thursdays, July 1 to Aug. 19.

• Ellsworth School Park, 512 S.E. Ellsworth Road, 10 a.m. to noon Fridays, July 2 to Aug. 20.

• Cascade Park, 13003 S.E. 7th St., 1 to 3 p.m., Fridays July 2 to Aug. 20.