Riverside to offer free summer meals

Riverside’s Parks, Recreation, and Community Service Department will provide free summer food from May 31 to Aug. 5.

The program will be paid for with a grant from the California Department of Education Nutrition Services Grant and is available to anyone 18 years old or younger, according to a statement on the city’s website.

Meals are served on a first-come, first-served basis. Meals will not be served on May 30, Memorial Day, and July 4.

Participants must eat their meals onsite. Vegetarian meals require at least 24 hours’ notice.

Meals will be distributed at:

  Meal Site                         Address                                                       Serving Time­­

   Bobby Bonds Park      2060 University Avenue                                 Noon – 1:30 p.m.

Bordwell Park              2008 MLK Boulevard                                     11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Bryant Park                 7950 Philbin Street                                         Noon – 1:30 p.m.

Hunt Park                    4015 Jackson Street                                       Noon – 1:30 p.m.

La Sierra Park              5215 La Sierra Avenue                                   Noon – 1:30 p.m.

Lincoln Park                4261 Park Avenue                                          11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Nichols Park                5505 Dewey Avenue                                      11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Patterson Park            1846 Linden Street                                         11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Reid Park                    701 N. Orange Street                                      Noon – 1:30 p.m.

Villegas Park                3091 Esperanza Street                                   Noon – 1:30 p.m.

For more information call (951) 826-2435.