Columbia Housing Authority providing summer meals

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The Columbia Housing Authority will provide meals to children age 18 and under at seven locations beginning today as part of the Summer Food Service Program.

The program, which provides meals on a first-come, first-served basis, will run through Aug. 3.

Locations and times for meal distribution are:

• Hammond Village, Monday-Friday, 12:30 p.m. till 1:30 p.m.
• Allen-Benedict Court, Monday-Friday, noon till 1 p.m.
• Bayberry Mews, Monday-Friday, 12:30 p.m. till 1:30 p.m.
• Latimer Manor, Monday-Friday, noon till 1 p.m.
• The Reserves, Monday-Friday, 12:30 p.m. till 1:30 p.m.
• The Village at Rivers Edge, Monday-Friday, 12:30 p.m. till 1:30 p.m.
• Capital Heights, Monday-Friday, noon till 1 p.m.

“Many low-income children don’t always know where their next meal will come from,” Gilbert Walker, CHA executive director, in a news release. “During these summer months, many children lose access to nutritious meals.  We are excited to be participants in the Summer Food Service Program to ensure that these children continue to receive nutritious meals and snacks when school is not in session.”