Auburn School District offering free summer lunches for kids

There’s no such thing as a free lunch, unless you live in Auburn this summer. The Auburn School District is offering free lunches for kids while on summer vacation.

“We feed all children from one to 18 years old each day,” says Child Nutrition Supervisor Carol Barker. “It doesn’t matter where you come from, what your lot in life is. It is open to everyone. So it doesn’t have to necessarily be a free or reduced child, it can be any child.”

Barker says the plan is a backup for children who receive free or reduced lunch during the school year.

There is no registration required. People under age 18 can receive a free lunch at the over 40 locations serving around Auburn.

This will be the seventh year of the free summer lunch program in Auburn. The school district reports last year 80,000 free lunches were served during the two-month program.