Portland, Middletown Taking Part in Kids' Summer Lunch Progam

Whoever said there's no such thing as a free lunch? In Connecticut this summer, the old adage is being proved wrong. You can get a free lunch — and breakfast — for your kids.  

In an effort to address childhood hunger in Connecticut at the local level, Portland and Middletown are joining dozens of other communities in taking part in the state's free summer lunch program for kids 18 and under. 

Under the initiative the city is feeding children at numerous locations. The program aims to help feed kids whose only breakfast and lunch during the rest of the year are the meals they get for free at school. 

The meals are being provided, through Aug. 24, at 535 sites across the state, many in schools with summer educational programs as part of them, according to a Hartford Courant report.

For more information on the program, click here. 

Here is the Portland location for free summer meals:

• Portland Parks and Recreation, 9 Chatham Court 
  

• Traverse Square, 44 Hamlin Street 
• Maplewood Terrace, 23 Maplewood Terrace 
• MacDonough School - Oddfellows Theater Program, 66 Spring Street 
• The Church of Holy Trinity, 381 Main Street 
• Kid Connection, 749 Saybrook Road 
• Shilo Baptist Church, 322 Butternut Street 
• Ryan Woods Autism Foundation, 100 Riverview Center, Suite 102; 395 Main Street 
• Green Street Arts Center, 51 Green Street