The TPS Summer Café program provides meals available to all children in Tulsa

The Tulsa Public Schools Summer Cafe opens Wednesday, May 22 and is open to all Tulsa children. The program has been helping feed children for over 30 years.

Summer Café service is available at over 80 Tulsa locations, Monday through Friday, beginning May 22nd through Monday, August 19th.

Sheila Russell said more than 150,000 meals were served in 2023 through the TPS Summer Café program. The district established the program to ensure children have access to nutritious meals during the summer when they are not in school.

The program is open to all persons up to the age of 18. Children must eat meals on site.

This year, Russell said students will also receive nutrition education from a nutrition coordinator, which includes learning the importance of balanced meals, how food is grown and the impact of nutrition on the body.

“We reach as many children as we can. With the cost of food going up and things like that, we want to make sure they have access to healthy meals every day, hot meals. So just like the manager was talking to me today, she says, “I love that I have a hot meal for that kid and I know they’re going to get a hot meal for the day.”

Breakfast is usually served between 7:30 and 9:00 and lunch is served between 10:45 and 12:30.