BISMARCK – The North Dakota Department of Public Instruction will be seeking applications from organizations interested in operating North Dakota’s Summer Food Service Program in April. The program provides free meals for children when school is not in session.

Potential sponsors include residential summer camps, private nonprofit organizations, public schools, nonprofit private schools, and local, municipal, county, tribal or state government units. Eligibility rules require that at least 50% of the children who are served meals — or who are living in the area — must be eligible for free or reduced-price meals, based on local school or census data.

Potential applicants can contact Melissa Anderson, assistant director at the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction, at 328-2263, or by email at mdanderson@nd.gov.

– MDN STAFF