Summer Meal Information - 2025
This summer, the Clarke County School Nutrition program will provide meals to students and our community at select schools and community locations during the month of June.
Weekday Meals at School Locations
Students participating in summer enrichment activities hosted at school sites will have access to free breakfast and lunch while at school. Schools that will host summer enrichment opportunities include:
Gaines Elementary School
J.J. Harris Elementary School
Clarke Middle School
Hilsman Middle School
Clarke Central High School*
Athens Community Career Academy*
Classic City High*
*- Students at these locations will receive meals via our mobile meal routes.
Menu for programming at J.J. Harris Elementary - includes bundled community meal option
Summer Camp/Mobile Routes Menu
Summer enrichment programs will operate Monday through Thursday, each week. The first day will be Monday, June 2, and the last day will vary depending on site. Most programs will conclude on Thursday, June 26. Please note: CCSD will be closed on Thursday, June 19, and Friday, June 20, so meals will not be available on those two days.
Clarke Middle will be open to the public for lunch from 12:15-12:45 p.m. This site's last day will be Wednesday, June 18. Visitors should check in at the front office before going to the cafeteria.
Hilsman Middle will be open to the public for lunch from 11-11:45 a.m. This site's last day will be Thursday, June 26. Visitors should use the cafeteria entrance on the far right side of the front of the building.
J.J. Harris Elementary will be open to the public for lunch from 11:30-12 p.m. This site's last day will be Wednesday, June 18. Visitors should use the side entrance next to the cafeteria.
Meal service will conclude on the same day that summer enrichment programs end at these sites.
Summer Mobile Meal Routes
Lunch Routes
*Note: Route times may occasionally change. Please check back on this page regularly for the most up-to-date information.
Route 1
11:15-11:25 a.m. - Rolling Ridge, 100 Rolling Ridge Dr.*
11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. - YMCA, 915 Hawthorne Ave.
Route 2
10:55-11:10 a.m. - First AME Church, 521 North Hull St.
11:25 a.m. -12 p.m. - Thomas Lay Park, 297 Hoyt St.
12:15-12:35 p.m. - Heard Park, 400 McKinley Dr.
12:50-1:05 p.m. - New Grove Baptist Church, 1228 Moores Grove Rd., Winterville*
Route 3
10:55-11:10 a.m. - Clarke Central High School, 350 South Milledge Ave.*
11:20-11:30 a.m. - Classic City High School, 440-3 Dearing Ext.*
11:35-11:50 a.m. - Athens Community Career Academy, 440-1 Dearing Ext.*
12:05-12:20 p.m. - Howard Park, 291 Henderson Ext.
12:40-1 p.m. - Timothy Baptist Church, 380 Timothy Rd.
* - These sites are CLOSED on Fridays, so you will not be able pop in to select a meal from them on this day of the week.
Breakfast Mobile Route
Select locations will receive breakfast meals via our mobile route Monday through Thursday of each week.
8-8:15 a.m. - Athens Community Career Academy, 440-1 Dearing Ext.*
8:20-8:30 a.m. - Classic City High School, 440-3 Dearing Ext.*
8:40-8:55 a.m. - Clarke Central High School, 350 South Milledge Ave.*
9:10-9:40 a.m. - Horizons program at Aderhold Hall (UGA campus), 110 Carlton St.*
* - The last day for the Horizons program is Thursday, June 12. The last day for the high school sites is Thursday, June 26.
Weekday Meals at Community Locations
Students participating in select summer camps may have the opportunity to receive a free lunch while at camp. The camps that have collaborated with our program this summer include:
YMCA
YWCO Girls' Club at Holston Elementary
Athens Clarke County’s (ACC) Howard Lay Park
ACC’s Thomas Lay Park
ACC’s Heard Park
New Grove Baptist Church
First AME Church
Timothy Baptist Church
Most camps will operate Monday through Friday. Lunches will be provided on Monday, June 2, through Friday, June 27. Lunch meals will not be provided during the month of July. Please note: CCSD will be closed Thursday, June 19, so camps will not receive meals on that day.
Weekend Meals Available for Pickup
Weekend meals will be available for pick up at J.J. Harris Elementary. on a first-come, first-serve basis. Families that wish to pick up breakfast and lunch meals for the weekend (Friday through Sunday) can stop by J.J. Harris Elementary on the following days:
Thursday, June 5
Thursday, June 12
Wednesday, June 18 - This meal bundle will include enough meals for four days due to CCSD being closed on Thursday, June 19, in observance of Juneteenth.
Bundled meals will be ready for pick up after students have dismissed. Students enrolled is the summer enrichment program at J.J. Harris will receive bundled meals before leaving the school.
The public will be available to pick up these bundled meals for their children between 3:30-4:15 p.m. Parents and guardians can pick up meals without having their children present, but they will need to collect their meals from inside the cafeteria. Park in the bus loading zone and follow the signs to the correct door. One bundle of meals will be provided for each child at home. Instructions for how to serve and prepare the meals will be included in the bundle. These meals will be distributed on a first come, first serve basis. Once we run out of meals, we will close for the day.