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July 18, 2025

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FSSD Offers Free Summer Meals for Kids and Teens

Summer is here — and so are free meals for kids!

Franklin Special District’s Food & Culinary Services invites all children and teens 18 years and younger to enjoy free breakfast and lunch all summer long, thanks to a partnership with the USDA.

The summer meals program runs May 27 – July 24, Monday – Friday (Closed June 30 – July 4).

Dining Location

Johnson Elementary School
815 Glass Lane, Franklin, TN 37064

  • Breakfast: 8 – 8:30 a.m.
  • Lunch: 12 – 12:30 p.m.

No sign-up. No paperwork. Just show up and eat! Parents and guardians are also welcome to eat with their children.

  • Adult Breakfast: $3
  • Adult Lunch: $4.25

Franklin Special District will also be partnering with the Franklin/Williamson County Boys and Girls Club and Franklin Housing Authority to offer meals on site for their membership this summer.

More information is available by calling the FSD Food and Culinary Services office 615-472-3728 or by visiting the website, fssd.org

 

 

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Michael Aldrich is Nashville Parent's Managing Editor and a Middle Tennessee arts writer. He and his wife, Alison, are the proud parents of 6-year-old Ezra and 2-year-old Norah.