Summer Food Assistance

The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) is a federally-funded, state-administered program that ensures children have access to nutritious meals and snacks when school is not in session. Children up through the age of 18 can get the nutrition they need through designated summer meal sites, at no cost to them or their families.Find the nearest summer meal site by calling 2-1-1, 1-866-348-6479 for English or 1-877-842-6273 for Spanish or by clicking here to view the interactive map.

Our district food pantry will be open several times throughout the summer for all Bondurant-Farrar students and families. This initiative aims to ensure that all Bluejay students and their families have access to nutritious food during summer break.

The district food pantry is located at the Bondurant-Farrar Junior High (1201 Grant Street North, Bondurant) and open from noon-4pm on the following dates: June 10, June 24, July 8, and July 22.

For assistance, please contact Jodi Brogan by phone at 515-967-7819 or by email at broganj@bfschools.org. 

The Caring Hands Food Pantry of Altoona is a year-round resource available to Bluejay students and families, providing essential support throughout the summer and beyond. For more information or assistance, please contact the Caring Hands Food Pantry at the information below.

SUN Bucks, also known as Summer EBT, provides extra grocery benefits to eligible children over the summer break, when kids aren’t getting the meals they usually eat at school. It is available to families who could use support buying food.

Most eligible children are automatically enrolled in SUN Bucks, but some will need to apply.

To see if you need to apply, or for more information, visit the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services’ (Iowa HHS) website at hhs.iowa.gov/sunbucks or contact their team at 1-877-347-5678.

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