Staff Report

MIAMI – The Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County WIC Program and the Summer BreakSpot program will provide free lunches to children during the summer, from June 12 to August 18 at various WIC clinics in Miami-Dade County.

The program is part of the National Summer Food Service Program, a federally funded program operated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and administered in Florida by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

These mobile Summer BreakSpot sites are made possible through the summer food sponsorship of the Sisters for Abundant Living, a South Florida non-profit organization.

Many community partners, dedicated staff and volunteers collaborate together to ensure that kids and teens in the county have access to these meals and engaging activities in the summer months.

Families can find sites near them by texting “FoodFL” to 877-877, by accessing the website www.summerfoodflorida.org or by calling 211.

There are no income requirements or registration. Anyone age 18 or younger may come to eat. The mobile Summer BreakSpot program will visit select WIC sites, Monday to Friday on the for youth aforementioned dates at the following locations and times:

WIC North Miami (14101 NW 8th Ave, North Miami, FL 33168) – Lunch, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.

WIC Little Haiti Health Center (300 NE 80th Terrace, Miami, FL 33138) – Lunch, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.

WIC Federica Wilson & Juanita Mann Center (7900 NW 27th Ave, Miami, FL 33147) Lunch, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.

WIC West Perrine Health Center (18255 Homestead Ave, Perrine, FL 33157) – Lunch, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.

CHI Doris Ison Health Center WIC (Goulds) (10300 SW 216th St., Miami, FL 33190) – Lunch, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.

CHI Naranja Health Center WIC (13805 SW 264th St., Naranja, FL 33032) – Lunch, 2 to 3 p.m.

WIC Florida City (753 West Palm Drive, Florida City, FL 33034) – Lunch, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.

The meals are served on a first-come firstserve basis, and the most current times and locations of food service can be found at www.summerfoodflorida.org.

For more information about the WIC Program at the Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County, visit www.FloridaWIC.org or call 786-336-1300 for WIC appointments.