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Aramark to offer Trenton students in after-school programs free dinner beginning this fall
By Jenna Pizzi/The Times of Trenton
on June 12, 2014 at 7:30 AM, updated June 12, 2014 at 7:33 AMTRENTON — City children attending after-school programs will be offered free, hot meals for dinner starting in the fall.
Aramark, which has the contract for food service in the city schools, currently offers free breakfast and lunch to students enrolled in the city’s public schools. Aramark General Manager Francisca Sohl said as long as educational after-school programs are offered, students attending will be eligible for the free meal.
“These are home-style hot meals,” said Sohl.
Menu items will include chicken Parmesan made with whole wheat pasta, green beans, meat loaf and collard greens.
“This is going to go a long way for our kids in Trenton,” said board member Sasa Olessi-Montano, who added that many students go home to no dinner or a meal that is not nutritious.
Sohl said the plan is to slowly roll out the program so it is offered in all 22 city schools by the end of next school year. The rollout will begin with elementary and middle schools in October and December.