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Free Summer Meals!
Free Summer Meals!
For kids and teens 18 years old and younger
Nutrition Services provides FREE, HEALTHY meals to be consumed on-site. NO sign up required. Adults may purchase breakfast for $3 and lunch for $5 (CASH ONLY for adult meals)
Boulder Creek Elementary
8045 E. Portobello Ave
Mesa, AZ 85212
May 28th - July 17th
Monday - Friday
Breakfast: 7:30 - 9 AM
Lunch: 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM
Harris Elementary
1820 S. Harris Dr.
Mesa, AZ 85204
May 28th - July 17th
Monday - Friday
Breakfast: 7:30 - 9 AM
Lunch: 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM
Mesquite Junior HIgh
130 W. Mesquite St.
Gilbert, AZ 85233
May 28th - July 17th
Monday - Friday
Breakfast: 8 - 9:30 AM
Lunch: Noon - 1 PM
USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.
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SUN Bucks Program
SUN Bucks Program
Summer grocery benefits that support your child's nutrition! Get All the Benefits of Free/Reduced Meal Eligibility!
SUN Bucks application will close on May 20, 2026.
Fill out the Free/Reduced Meal Applications. All Burk Elementary, Harris Elementary, and Mesquite Junior High students will eat free regardless of household eligibility, but households will still need to fill out an alternative income form if you DID NOT fill out the free/reduced meals application after July 1, 2025.
Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer Program (SUN Bucks) provides grocery-buying benefits to families with school-aged children who lose access to free or reduced-price school meals when schools are closed for the summer. SUN Bucks is distributed by the Arizona Department of Economic Security. Gilbert Public Schools does not issue the cards, case numbers or PIN numbers.
SUN BUCKS hotline/phone number: 833-648-4406
Free Meals for Free and Reduced Students:
The Arizona Department of Education will waive fees for breakfast and lunch for students who qualify for reduced-price school meals, beginning January 2023. This investment will make school meals free for thousands of Arizona students who are eligible. The funding will last through the end of the 2025-2026 school year.
About Nutrition Services
The Gilbert Public Schools Nutrition Services team is dedicated to providing our students with a healthy school breakfast and lunch experience. USDA nutrition standards are strictly followed, however students are consulted in taste tests to determine which flavors and brands of compliant foods that they like the best. The menu is constantly evolving to meet student nutrition needs and preferences.
The school nutrition team employs a Registered Dietitian and certified School Nutrition Specialists who follow county health code regulations, USDA meal patterns, and all district safety protocols. Students with food allergies or certain health conditions that require a special food plan, may fill out the Dietary Needs form so that they will be offered alternate foods that are safe for them to consume.
All meals are provided in the "Offer versus Serve" model which allows students to choose their meal components which reduces food waste. Each school day students are offered whole grains, lean proteins, fresh fruits and vegetables, 100% fruit juice, and milk options.
Free and reduced-price meals are available to students who qualify
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Please fill out a Meal Application to apply for free and reduced-price meals. A new application is required each school year. Applications open each year around July 1st. All households are encouraged to please fill out a meal application to help the schools receive federal program funding.
Civil Rights Requirement: Notification of Free Language Services
Free language assistance, auxiliary aids, and/or accommodations are available upon request.
This institution is an equal opportunity providers
File a meal program complaint of civil rights discrimination