Boston Summer Eats Mobile Meals is a pilot program. We're going out into communities to serve meals to kids 18 and under. Our goal is to fill the meal gap in the summer when school is not in session.

Neighborhoods we cover include East Boston, Dorchester, Mattapan, and Roxbury. Boston Summer Eats Mobile Meals is a partnership between Food Access, Boston Public Schools, and Love Your Block.

Summer Eats Mobile Meals dates:

• Mondays, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. - Mattapan, City of Boston Municipal Lot #14
• Tuesdays, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. - Dorchester, 1 Franklin Park Road
• Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. - Roxbury, Roxbury Crossing MBTA Station
• Thursdays, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. - East Boston, Constitution Beach in Orient Heights
• Fridays, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. - Mattapan, Ryan Playground and Pool

Boston Summer Eats Mobile Meals is a pilot program. We're going out into communities to serve meals to kids 18 and under. Our goal is to fill the meal gap in the summer when school is not in session.

Neighborhoods we cover include East Boston, Dorchester, Mattapan, and Roxbury. Boston Summer Eats Mobile Meals is a partnership between Food Access, Boston Public Schools, and Love Your Block.

Summer Eats Mobile Meals dates:

• Mondays, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. - Mattapan, City of Boston Municipal Lot #14
• Tuesdays, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. - Dorchester, 1 Franklin Park Road
• Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. - Roxbury, Roxbury Crossing MBTA Station
• Thursdays, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. - East Boston, Constitution Beach in Orient Heights
• Fridays, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. - Mattapan, Ryan Playground and Pool

Boston Summer Eats Mobile Meals is a pilot program. We're going out into communities to serve meals to kids 18 and under. Our goal is to fill the meal gap in the summer when school is not in session.

Neighborhoods we cover include East Boston, Dorchester, Mattapan, and Roxbury. Boston Summer Eats Mobile Meals is a partnership between Food Access, Boston Public Schools, and Love Your Block.

Summer Eats Mobile Meals dates:

• Mondays, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. - Mattapan, City of Boston Municipal Lot #14
• Tuesdays, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. - Dorchester, 1 Franklin Park Road
• Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. - Roxbury, Roxbury Crossing MBTA Station
• Thursdays, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. - East Boston, Constitution Beach in Orient Heights
• Fridays, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. - Mattapan, Ryan Playground and Pool

The kickoff event featured a live performance by Boston Children’s Chorus, and an original performance art piece by History At Play. We invited all to join in celebrating, with many dressing in all-white, wearing sashes, and donning suffrage colors purple and gold.

The event was free and open to the public.

• Join us on Tuesday, August 22, from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. at Franklin Park (Playsted Field) for our Boston Children’s Rec Fest! Hosted by Mayor Michelle Wu and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department in partnership this is the perfect school vacation event for kids of all ages.
• This year's festival will feature music, giveaways, various attractions, treats, crafts, and much more! This event is FREE and open to all. 

Mayor Michelle Wu and The Skating Club of Boston are pleased to welcome children and their caregivers to kick off the 2025 summer wading season as the Boston Common Frog Pond spray pool reopens on Tuesday, June 24.

The wading pool opening is made possible by title sponsor Bank of America and presenting sponsor H.P. Hood LLC. The event will include an exciting celebration at 11 a.m. followed by the opening of the spray pool.

In addition to activities from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., residents can enjoy tasty treats and a visit from official mascot Frog Pond Freddie. 

A year-round recreational facility, the Frog Pond offers ice skating in the winter, a spray pool and supervised wading for youth in the summer, and the Carousel from spring through fall. Information on additional activities offered at the Frog Pond can be found by visiting www.bostonfrogpond.com.

The Frog Pond spray pool is open daily from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. until Labor Day. The facility is managed by The Skating Club of Boston and staffed by youth workers from the Boston Youth Fund. For further information, please call the Frog Pond at (617) 635-2120.

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