VANDALIA, Mo. — In Vandalia, through the Summer Food Service Program, the Eastern Missouri Family YMCA served 782 meals to kids and teens in 2022. This year, 2023, marks our fifth year and our ongoing commitment to helping kids achieve their full potential by nurturing their physical, mental, and social-emotional development. Since the start of the Summer Food Program, YMCAs across  the  country  have  served over 220 million  healthy  meals  and snacks to hundreds of thousands of kids. Not only does the Summer Food Program offer nutritious meals for kids and teens, but the program also provides time in the gym to keep them healthy, active, and well-nourished all summer long.

The Eastern Missouri Family YMCA Summer Food Program is operated solely by volunteers who prep, cook, and serve the meals each day during the program dates. The program will provide free lunches to anyone 18 years of age and under, with no eligibility requirements.

Lunch service will be held in the YMCA Café, Monday through Friday, 11:30am – 12:30pm, June 26th through July 28th, closed on July 4th.

In addition, meals will be served 11:30am to 12pm at the Vandalia Housing Authority Community Center each Wednesday during the program dates.

Lunch will also be served following the swim lesson sessions at 11am at the Vandalia Family Aquatic Center as noted: June 26th-29th; July 10th-13th; and July 24th – 27th.

For more information, visit our Facebook page – Eastern Missouri Family YMCA, stop by our branch at 309 South Main, or call 573-594-2208.