By Susan Burton, Henry County Schools Communications Director
Paris, TN – Beginning on May 27, free meals will be available to all Henry County children up to and including 18 years of age. Each child can receive one breakfast and one lunch each day, including weekends and must be present to receive meals. All meals are grab-and-go for quick and easy pickup.
The Henry County School System Summer Feeding Program will work a little differently this year, according to Director of School Nutrition, Tiffany Latta. “We’re going to distribute one lunch and one breakfast daily Monday through Thursday and then three lunches and three breakfasts on Friday so that children will have meals for the weekend. We aim to serve 1,000 students per day!” This will be the first year meals will be available for the weekends as a benefit to Henry County families.
The program will run from May 27 – July 18 except for one week, June 30- July 6, when no meals will be distributed.
The following sites are available for meal pickup:
Henry County High School from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Henry Elementary School from 11:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
Harrelson Elementary School from 11:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
First Baptist Church Paris from 11:15-11:45 a.m.
Crestview Manor Apartments from 11 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
Progressive Baptist Church from 11:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
Mt. Zion Baptist Church 11:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
Vernon Place Housing Authority from 11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Lakewood School will not be available as a pickup site until July 7 due to Summer Learning Camps being in session. Lakewood will be available from July 7-July 18 with pickup time from 11 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
Meal pickup times may vary and are subject to change based on participation. For more information or if you would like to volunteer, contact Tiffany Latta at 731-642-9733 or lattat@henryk12.net.
Photo: Grab and go lunches will continue for summer feeding program. Henry County children picked up meals at HCHS last year and it will continue to be a site for 2025.