Wilkes County Schools is pleased to announce our Summer Meals programming and partnerships for Summer 2026. The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) through the USDA allows sponsors to serve meals in eligible areas free of charge to youth ages 1-18. Wilkes County Schools will participate in the SFSP program from June 8, 2026, through June 26, 2006.
Our Meal Sites include:
CC Wright Elementary
Millers Creek Elementary
Mtn. View Elementary
Wilkesboro Elementary
Wilkes YMCA
Wilkes Public Library
North Wilkesboro Housing at Sky View.
Meal Site Dates and times vary by site. Please contact the Child Nutrition Office at 336-651-4007 to obtain additional meal site information.
Additional Summer programming is being made available through some community organizations to support children in Wilkes County Schools during July and August.
The Second Harvest Food Bank is working to provide meals through a new, innovative test program with Amazon in rural areas. This program allows students in eligible areas to receive seven days of shelf-stable breakfast and lunch meals delivered directly to their homes once a week. This program is based on Zip Codes and Amazon Shipping models. The eligible zip codes in Wilkes County are Hays, NC 28635, McGrady, NC 28649, Millers Creek, NC 28651, North Wilkesboro, NC 28659, Roaring River, NC 28669, Ronda Clingman, NC 28670, Wilkesboro, NC 28697, and Elkin, NC 28621. This program will require registration with Second Harvest Food Bank. To learn more about this program, please visit the Second Harvest website at: https://www.secondharvestnwnc.org/ or call Second Harvest at (336) 744-3456.
The Justice Project of Unified City Church runs the Feed the Kids program from July 6 - August 24, 2026. This program delivers food weekly to the homes of children. First priority for the program is students who have participated in the Samaritan's Kitchen Backpack program during the school year or who ride the bus or otherwise have limited transportation and access to food. While the project seeks to serve grades K-5, all children and youth ages 0-18 will be served as long as there is a K-5 student in the household. School social workers, nurses, and counselors get parent or caregiver agreement for food to be delivered to their homes by volunteers and then register families for participation. Contact your school to be included in this program.
Wilkes County Schools is thankful for the opportunity to operate the Summer Meals Program in the month of June and appreciates the partnerships of Second Harvest and the Justice Project to help serve our community during the summer months.
Summer meal information is available on the Wilkes County Schools Child Nutrition website at www.wilkescountychildnutrition.com under the All Aboard for Summer Meal Tab.