Polk County Supports Successful Summer Lunch Program

The 2025 Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) in Polk County MO offered free, nutritious meals to children 18 and under from July 9 through Aug. 15. The program, funded by the USDA, purchased food products through Ozarks Food Harvest and Community Outreach Ministries to provide meals. In addition to the financial support through SFSP, ToRCH funding from Citizens Memorial Hospital provided for supplemental food expenses and supply costs. Through these partnerships and funding the effort served 6036 meals during the six-week period to children and adults throughout the county.