Schools, food banks providing summer meals for school-age children, families
Local schools and food banks in Texarkana, Texas, are providing free summer meals and food pantry access to school-age children and families to combat hunger during the break. Programs include meal distributions at schools, food pantries at colleges, and scheduled distributions by regional food banks.
Several schools and food banks in Texarkana, Texas, are offering free summer meals and food assistance to children and families. Liberty-Eylau Independent School District serves breakfast and lunch daily at its middle school campus for those under 18, regardless of enrollment. Meals are available from 7:30 a.m. to 8 a.m. for breakfast and 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for lunch. Texarkana Arkansas School District provides meals to children under 18 at Arkansas High School until June 22 and from July 6 to 23, with breakfast from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Texarkana Independent School District offers free meals at multiple campuses for children under 18, with adults able to purchase meals for $5.50. Texarkana College students can access a food pantry and hygiene closet by appointment, while Texas A&M University-Texarkana operates a pantry open twice weekly for students with ID verification. The University of Arkansas at Hope-Texarkana also provides a food pantry, with scheduled appointments available through their website. East Texas Food Bank distributes meals at the Texarkana Resource Center on set days, with visits scheduled based on last names. Harvest Regional Food Bank offers additional food assistance, with details available on their website or by phone.
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