The Peoria Unified School District will be partnering with the USDA to provide free summer meals at various school sites during summer break. Breakfast, snacks and lunch will be free to any child who is 18 and under. For adults who are 19 and older, breakfast will be available for $2, and lunch will be available for $4. Availability for meals, as well as distribution times, will vary by school site. All of the pertinent information about free summer meals being offered in Peoria Unified can be found on the district’s website at https://www.peoriaunified.org/summermeals.
Free summer meals will be served to the public at the following locations and times:
School | Date | Days | Breakfast | Lunch |
Alta Loma | May 27 – July 23 | Monday-Friday | 7-8:15 a.m. | 10:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m. |
Canyon | June 3-June 26 | Monday-Thursday | 8:40-8:55 a.m. | 11:20 a.m.-11:40 a.m. |
Copperwood | June 2-June 26 July 21-July 24 | Monday-Thursday | 7:30-8:15 a.m. | 10:45 a.m.-11:30 a.m. |
Cotton Boll | June 2-June 26 | Monday-Thursday | 7:30-8:15 a.m. | 10:45 a.m.-11:45 a.m. |
Country Meadows | June 2-June 5 | Monday-Thursday | 8:30-9 a.m. | 11:10 a.m.-11:50 a.m. |
Desert Valley | May 29-July 24 | Monday-Friday | 7-8:45 a.m. | 11:10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. |
Foothills | May 29-July 24 | Monday-Friday | 7-8:15 a.m. | 10:45-12:30 p.m. |
Heritage | June 2-June 26 July 7-July 10 | Monday-Thursday | 7:30-8:15 a.m. | 10:45-11:30 a.m. |
Ira A. Murphy | June 2-June 26 | Monday-Thursday | 7:30-8:15 a.m. | 10:45-11:30 a.m. |
Kachina | July 21-July 24 | Monday-Thursday | 8-8:30 a.m. | 10:45-11:15 a.m. |
Marshall Ranch | June 2 – June 26 July 14-July 17 | Monday-Thursday | 7:30-8:30 a.m. 8:10-8:45 a.m. | No lunch in June 11:30-12 p.m. |
Oasis | May 27-July 23 | Monday-Friday | 7-8:15 a.m. | 10:45-12:30 a.m. |
Peoria Community Center | June 2-July 17 | Monday-Thursday |
| 5 to 6 p.m. |
Peoria Elementary | June 2-June 26 July 23-July 24 | Monday-Thursday | 7:30-8:15 a.m. | 10:45-11:30 a.m. |
Peoria High | June 2-June 26 | Monday-Thursday | 6:45-9 a.m. | 10:15-11:45 a.m. |
Pioneer | June 2-June 26 | Monday-Thursday | 8:15-8:50 a.m. | 11:20 a.m.-11:55 a.m. |
Raymond S. Kellis | June 2-June 26 July 22-July 24 | Monday-Thursday Tuesday-Thursday | 7-8:15 a.m. | 10-11:30 a.m. |
Sahuaro Ranch | June 2-June 5 | Monday-Thursday | 8-8:30 a.m. | 10:30-11:10 a.m. |
Santa Fe | June 2-June 26 | Monday-Thursday | 8-8:30 a.m. | 10:30-11:10 a.m. |
Sky View | June 2-June 26 | Monday-Thursday | 7:30-8:15 a.m. | 10:40-11:20 a.m. |
Sun Valley | June 2-June 26 | Monday-Thursday | 8:10-8:55 a.m. | 11:25 a.m.-12:10 p.m. |
Sundance | May 27-July 24 | Monday-Friday | 7-8:15 a.m. | 10:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m. |
Free summer meals will be served to the students at the schools only:
School | Date | Days | Breakfast | Lunch |
Cactus High | June 2-June 26 July 14-July 17 | Monday-Thursday Monday-Thursday | 7-7:30 a.m. 7:30-8:10 a.m. | 9-9:30 a.m. 11-11:30 a.m. |
Desert Palms | June 2-June 5 | Monday-Thursday | 7:50-8:30 a.m. | 10:40-11:10 a.m. |
Ironwood High | June 2-June 26 July 14-July 25 | Monday-Thursday Monday-Friday | 7-7:30a.m. No breakfast | 10:15-11:15 a.m. 10:45-11:30 a.m. |
To qualify:
To qualify:
Students must have been enrolled for at least one instructional school day between July 1 and June 30
Students already approved for free or reduced meals do not need to complete a SUN Bucks application
Students who are not directly certified through foster, SNAP, TANF, etc. but believe they are eligible, must apply using the SUN Bucks application before August 5
If low-income families need additional support with food, visit the Arizona Department of Education's website and apply for SUN Bucks at https://www.azed.gov/SUNBucks.
Questions may be directed to the SUN Bucks parent hotline: (833) 648-4406, SUN Bucks email: SUNBucks@azed.gov, or the SUN Bucks for Parents and Families webpage..gov/SUNBucks.
Questions may be directed to the SUN Bucks parent hotline: (833) 648-4406, SUN Bucks email: SUNBucks@azed.gov, or the SUN Bucks for Parents and Families webpage.