Warren County reports serving about 258,000 summer meals; nutrition staff highlight logistics and site renovations

Warren County Public Schools’ nutrition director told the School Board on Aug. 20 that the district’s 2025 summer feeding program served more than 258,000 meals and sustained roughly 1,500–1,800 children per week.

Miss Brown said the program provided seven-day meal bags (seven breakfasts and seven lunches per bag) and that, on average, the sites delivered roughly 20,000 meals per week. Staff added a second freezer at Skyline High School this year to reduce movement of food between sites and completed serving-line renovations at elementary cafeterias to improve flow. The director described an assembly-line bagging operation at Skyline, coordination with transportation for bus-route deliveries and daytime curbside distribution with misting fans for staff comfort.

The director said mobile routes and curbside pickups were open to any child ages 1–18 regardless of residency or school enrollment, and that neighboring-county residents sometimes use the service. A state nutrition site visit was described as positive.

Administration noted the program’s scale as evidence of staffing and logistical planning; no changes to meal eligibility or federal funding rules were discussed during the meeting.

Next steps: nutrition staff will continue weekly operations into the next summer planning cycle and will circulate before/after photos of renovated serveries in an upcoming newsletter.