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Tulsa Public Schools Kick Off Summer Cafe Program
TULSA — Tulsa Public Schools has launched its 2025 Summer Café program, offering free breakfast and lunch to all children 18 years old and younger. The program began May 28 and will continue through August 8 at more than 40 locations across the city, including schools, churches, and community centers.
Meals must be eaten on site, and times and service days vary by location. Breakfast generally begins between 7:30 and 9 a.m., while lunch is served between 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. All sites will be closed on June 19 and July 4.
The Summer Café aims to keep children nourished during the school break and is a key part of the district’s effort to fight food insecurity in the Tulsa area.
Here are the current participating sites and their scheduled dates:
Anderson Elementary – June 2–26, Mon–Thurs
1921 E. 29th St.
Breakfast: 8–9am | Lunch: 11:30am–12:30pm
Antioch Baptist Church – June 9–July 25, Mon–Fri (Closed June 19, June 30, July 1–4)
110 W. 56 St. N.
Breakfast: 8–9am | Lunch: 11am–12:30pm
Booker T. Washington High School – June 2–27, Mon–Fri
1514 E. Zion St.
Breakfast: 8:30–9am | Lunch: 12–1pm
Carver Middle School – June 2–27, Mon–Fri
624 E. Oklahoma Pl.
Breakfast: 8–8:30am | Lunch: 12:30–1pm
Central High School – June 3–27, Mon–Thurs
3101 W. Edison St.
Breakfast: 8–8:30am | Lunch: 12:30–1pm
Council Oak Elementary – June 2–August 8, Mon–Fri
1920 S. Cincinnati Ave.
Breakfast: 7:30–8:30am | Lunch: 11:30am–1:30pm
East Central High School – June 2–27, Mon–Fri
12150 E. 11th St.
Breakfast: 8:45–9:15am | Lunch: 12:30–1pm
Edison Preparatory – June 2–27 (HS), July 7–31 (MS), Mon–Fri
2906 E. 41st St.
Breakfast: 8:15–9:15am | Lunch: 12–1pm
Emerson Elementary – June 2–18, Mon–Thurs
910 MLK Jr. Blvd.
Breakfast: 7:30–8:30am | Lunch: 12:30–1:30pm
Enrollment Center – June 9–13, Mon–Fri
2819 S. New Haven Ave.
Breakfast: 8:30–9:30am | Lunch: 12–1:30pm
Felicitas Mendez International School – June 9–13, Mon–Fri
2703 N. Yorktown Pl.
Breakfast: 8–9am | Lunch: 11am–12pm
Hale High School – June 2–27, Mon–Fri
6960 E. 21st
Breakfast: 9–9:45am | Lunch: 12–12:30pm
Hale Middle School – June 9–20, July 7–31, Mon–Fri
2177 S. 67th E. Ave.
Breakfast: 8:15–9:15am | Lunch: 12–1pm
Hoover Elementary – July 7–31, Mon–Fri
2327 S. Darlington Ave.
Breakfast: 8:15–9:15am | Lunch: 11am–1pm
John Hope Franklin Elementary – June 2–July 25, Mon–Thurs
5402 N. MLK Blvd.
Breakfast: 8–9am | Lunch: 11:30am–12:30pm
Kendall-Whittier Elementary – June 9–30, Mon–Fri
2601 E. 5th Pl.
Breakfast: 8–9am | Lunch: 11am–1pm
Key Elementary – June 3–27, Mon–Fri
5702 S. Irvington Ave.
Breakfast: 7:30–8:30am | Lunch: 12–1pm
Lanier Elementary – June 2–August 8, Mon–Fri
1727 S. Harvard Ave.
Breakfast: 7:30–8:30am | Lunch: 11:30am–1:30pm
Lewis and Clark Elementary – June 2–13, Mon–Fri
737 S. Garnett Rd.
Lunch only: 11am–1pm
McClure Elementary – June 2–18, Mon–Fri
1770 E. 61st St.
Breakfast: 7:30–8:30am | Lunch: 11:30am–12:30pm
McKinley Elementary – July 7–31, Mon–Fri
6703 E. King St.
Breakfast: 8:15–9:15am | Lunch: 11am–1pm
McLain High School – June 2–30, Mon–Fri
4929 N. Peoria Ave.
Breakfast: 8:30–9am | Lunch: 12:20–1:30pm
Memorial High School – June 2–July 31, Mon–Fri
5840 S. Hudson Ave
Breakfast: 8–9am | Lunch: 11:30am–1:30pm
Memorial Middle School – July 7–31, Mon–Fri
7502 E. 57 St.
Breakfast: 8:15–9:15am | Lunch: 12–1pm
Metropolitan Baptist Church – July 1–31, Mon–Fri
1228 W. Apache St.
Breakfast: 8–8:30am | Lunch: 12–1pm
Monroe Demonstration Academy – June 3–26, July 7–31, Mon–Thurs
2010 E. 48th St. N.
Breakfast: 8:15–9:15am | Lunch: 11:30am–12:30pm
Oasis Fresh Market – June 2–August 8, Mon–Fri
1725 N. Peoria Ave.
Breakfast: 8:30–9:30am | Lunch: 11am–1pm
Phoenix Rising – June 2–18, June 23–26, Mon–Thurs
2441 E. Archer St.
Lunch only: 12:30–1:30pm
Rogers High School – May 28–July 31 (Closed June 19–20 and July 1–4), Mon–Fri
3909 E. 5th Pl.
Breakfast: 8:15–9:15am | Lunch: 12–1pm
Salk Elementary – July 7–31, Mon–Fri
7625 E. 58th St.
Breakfast: 8:15–9:15am | Lunch: 11am–1pm
Southern Hills UMC – Project Transformation – June 2–July 31 (Closed June 19, July 3–4), Mon–Fri
5603 S. New Haven Ave.
Breakfast: 8:45–9:45am | Lunch: 11:45am–12:45pm
Springdale Elementary – June 2–26, Mon–Thurs
2510 E. Pine St.
Breakfast: 8–9am | Lunch: 11:30am–12:30pm
The Common Good – June 2–August 1, Mon–Fri
19 S. 49 W. Ave
Breakfast: 8:30–9:30am | Lunch: 11:30am–1pm
Tulsa MET – June 16–27, Mon–Fri
6201 E. Virgin St.
Breakfast: 8:30–9am | Lunch: 12–12:30pm
Tulsa Virtual Academy – June 2–20 (Closed June 19–20), Mon–Fri
3213 E. 56th St.
Lunch only: 12:30–1pm
Unity Learning Academy –
June 2–26, Mon–Thurs | July 7–31, Mon–Fri
2137 N. Pittsburg Ave.
Breakfast: 8–9am (June) / 8:15–9:15am (July)
Lunch: 11:30am–12:30pm (June) / 11am–1pm (July)
USA BMX Bike Club – June 2–August 1, Mon–Fri
290 N. Lansing Ave.
Lunch only: 12–2pm
Wayman Tisdale Fine Arts Academy – July 7–31, Mon–Fri
4132 W. Cameron St.
Breakfast: 8:15–9:15am | Lunch: 11am–1pm
Webster High School – July 7–25, Mon–Fri
1919 W. 40th St.
Breakfast: 8–8:25am | Lunch: 11am–12pm
Whitman Elementary – June 2–13, Mon–Fri
3924 N. Lansing Ave.
Breakfast: 7:30–8:30am | Lunch: 12–1:30pm
Zarrow International School – June 2–August 8, Mon–Fri
3613 S. Hudson Ave.
Breakfast: 7:30–8:30am | Lunch: 11:30am–1:30pm
For the most up-to-date information or to find a Summer Café site near you, visit the Tulsa Public Schools website and use the interactive filtering tool by area or month.
TULSA – A Google search of when missing SNAP payments will be deposited might be confusing, but we do know this – area moms began reporting that money was in their accounts as of Monday afternoon.
A number of posts in the Tulsa Moms group indicated that at least partial payments were being made to some recipients.
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which supports about 42 million low-income Americans, is currently experiencing major disruption due to the ongoing federal government shutdown. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-Oklahoma) said Monday that he believed the impasse would end later in the evening when the Senate took it’s next vote.
The Oklahoma Department of Human Services announced that it has finished system updates needed to deliver SNAP benefits to eligible households as quickly as possible, with payments expected by Tuesday. The move follows guidance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which determines eligibility and payment amounts. Because of federal restrictions, some recipients may only receive partial payments or none at all. DHS emphasized that it is distributing benefits on behalf of the federal government.
Gov. Kevin Stitt praised the agency’s efforts, saying their work during the shutdown shows “the Oklahoma Standard is alive and well.” Benefits will be issued automatically, and recipients do not need to take any action.
While October benefits were distributed using remaining funds, payments for November have become uncertain after the U.S. Department of Agriculture warned there may not be enough funding to issue full benefits. Some states have opted to send only partial payments or delay distribution altogether while waiting for updated federal guidance.
A federal judge has since ordered the USDA to release full November SNAP benefits using contingency funds, and state agencies have begun processing those payments. However, confusion continues as the shutdown persists and the administration has directed some states to reverse earlier full payments and revert to partial distributions. The situation has created significant concern among recipients and food banks, which are warning of increased strain as families face potential gaps in access to critical food assistance.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Friday it will comply with a federal court order requiring the Trump administration to fully fund Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for November, providing relief for millions of Americans affected by the ongoing federal government shutdown.
In a memo sent to state agencies, Patrick Penn, deputy under secretary of Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services at USDA, said the agency would “complete the processes necessary to make funds available to support your subsequent transmittal of full issuance files to your EBT processor.”
The announcement came the same day the Trump administration filed an appeal seeking to block the ruling, which was issued earlier this week by U.S. District Judge John J. McConnell Jr. of Rhode Island. McConnell ordered the administration to release the funds by Friday, Nov. 7, ensuring that SNAP recipients would receive their full monthly benefits despite the ongoing shutdown.
SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program, provides monthly assistance to more than 42 million Americans to purchase groceries. The program costs roughly $8 billion per month nationwide.
Officials in several states confirmed Friday that benefits were already being distributed. In California, Gov. Gavin Newsom said food benefits were “now beginning to flow back to California families.” In Wisconsin, more than $104 million in monthly benefits were made available at midnight to roughly 337,000 households, according to Gov. Tony Evers’ office. The state expedited the process by submitting an emergency request to its electronic benefit card vendor within hours of the court ruling.
Other states, including Kansas, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, reported similar progress, while several others said they were awaiting additional guidance from the USDA on timing and distribution.
The administration’s appeal is now pending before a federal appeals court, but for the time being, states have begun restoring critical food aid that had been in jeopardy as the shutdown stretched into its second week.
TULSA, Okla. — The City of Tulsa and the Tulsa Metropolitan Utility Authority (TMUA) announced a temporary grace period to assist federal employees and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients affected by the ongoing federal government shutdown.
Under the plan, no eligible customer’s water, sewer, or refuse service will be disconnected during the shutdown period. While utility bills will still accrue, the city said it will pause service shutoffs and work with affected residents to establish manageable payment plans once income or federal benefits resume.
“This measure ensures that families impacted by the shutdown won’t lose essential services while they navigate financial uncertainty,” city officials said in a statement.
To qualify, customers must provide proof of eligibility showing they are a federal employee or SNAP recipient affected by the shutdown. Verification details and forms are available on the City of Tulsa’s official website.
Officials urged residents to share the information with anyone who may be eligible and in need of assistance.
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