Summer Resources

The Open Door Mobile Lunch Box

The Open Door will provide wholesome, healthy food and meals for K-12 students free of charge through a Mobile Lunch Box curbside pickup program at several locations in Lakeville and Burnsville throughout the summer. 

Schedules and Route Information: 

• English
• Spanish
• Apple Valley English
• Apple Valley Spanish
• Burnsville English
• Burnsville Spanish

For more information on The Open Door, please visit: theopendoorpantry.org.

Do you need assistance with meals in the summer? Use these resources to find a summer meals site near you:

• Download the Free Meals for Kids app
  • Android
  • Apple
  • Free Meals for Kids Mobile App Link

Call 651-291-0211 (Twin Cities Metro) or 1-800-543-7709 (Greater MN)

SUN Bucks is an income-based food support program that provides families with $120 per eligible school-aged child to buy groceries when school is out for the summer. When children no longer receive free meals at school, their households might need extra help putting food on the table. The SUN Bucks program is designed to meet this seasonal need.

School-aged children whose household participates in specific public assistance programs, or children who have an approved application to receive free or reduced-price Educational Benefits may be qualified to receive the SUN Bucks.

• SUN Bucks Information from the District
• More Information on SUN Bucks from the MN Department of Human Services

• Call the National Hunger Hotline at 1-866-3-HUNGRY
• Call the 211 Hotline. From a cell phone – Twin Cities Metro Area: 651-291-0211, Greater Minnesota: 1-800-543-7709, TTY: 651-291-8440.
• Call the Minnesota Food HelpLine at 1-888-711-1151, available from Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Central Time. 
• Text "Food" to 304-304. Spanish speakers, text "comida" to 304-304.

Apple Valley Summer Food Service

• Find meal sites and Open Door Mobile Lunch Box locations in Apple Valley and Rosemount
• Find summer food services in Apple Valley, Rosemount, and Eagan

Burnsville Summer Food Service

• Find summer meal locations in Burnsville

Twin Cities Salvation Army Food Services

• Find weekday lunches, dinners, food shelves and fresh food distribution locations on the Salvation Army's website

• Food Shelf - Burnsville Social Services Office (inside Prince of Peace Lutheran Church): 13901 Fairview Drive, 952-898-9367  (Monday, 1-3 p.m. and 5-7 p.m.; Tuesday, 12-2 p.m.; Wednesday, 5-7 p.m.; Thursday, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.)

• Fresh Food Distributions - Burnsville Social Services Office (inside Prince of Peace Lutheran Church): 13901 Fairview Drive, 952-898-9367 (Two Thursdays a month, 2-3 p.m. by appointment only)