We had that program here in Colorado as well--it's a federal government program. My husband kept noticing all these Mexican families heading into the school each morning. I just happened to look at the local school district's website and discovered the "free" program. They were feeding kids from anywhere from 1 years old on up to 18.
If I understood the article in our local newspaper from right after schools let out for the summer, the schools here serve breakfast and lunch to all children, ages 1-18, whether they attend the school or not...they just need to show up. But I don’t know if it is free or not. I didn’t get the impression that it is. Maybe I skipped that part...lol