Summer Feed and Read Sites Tackle Hunger and Early Grade Reading
Program works to defeat the summer slide and address hunger
United Way of Brevard and The Children’s Hunger Project have partnered to ensure that local students in need have the food and intellectual stimulation they need to thrive this summer.
The Summer Feed and Read program is a collaboration that provides meal packs and engaging books to children in need by utilizing an existing network of community centers and churches during the summer school break. Overall there are 14 Feed and Read sites that distribute meal packs and new books. In addition, meal packs are distributed to 20 BPS summer school locations.
Listed below you will find the sites open to the public. Each child will receive reading-level appropriate books to keep as a personal library. Some centers may require participation in the program, but all public sites will provide books and meal packs weekly.
This summer United Way plans impact over 1,000 students giving out 8,000 books during the 8 week program and over 8,000 back-pack meals thanks The Children’s Hunger Project.
2023 Feed and Read Sites
Sites listed below are the public sites.
Isaac Campbell, SR Community Center
701 South Street #7605, Titusville
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Tuesdays
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2 pm to 3 pm
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Cocoa Community Center West
230 S. Burnett Rd, Cocoa
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Fridays |
9 am to 1 pm |
Dr. Joe Lee Smith Community Center
415 Stone St. Cocoa, FL 32922
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Fridays
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4:30 pm to 5:30 pm
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Thy Kingdom Come
3400 Pelham Street, Melbourne, FL, 32901
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Thursdays
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11:30 am to 12:45 pm
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Walter Butler Community Center
4201 N Cocoa Blvd, Sharpes, Florida 32927
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Fridays
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3 pm to 5 pm
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McLarty Park
790 Barton Blvd, Rockledge
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Fridays
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3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
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Woody Simpson Park Community Center
1590 Schoolhouse St, Merritt Island
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Fridays
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4 pm
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Evans Center
1361 Florida Ave NE, Palm Bay, FL 32905
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Fridays
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11:30 am to 12:45 pm
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Scott Chapel
2510 Grant St. Melbourne FL 32901
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Saturdays |
11:30 am to 12:45 pm |