Meal Resources

We have created this page to collect meal resources for students and families in the face of school closures related to the current COVID-19 virus. The resources on this page have been shared by city, county, or state governments or school districts. As we collect them, we are also trying to determine if we can organize the data in a way that allows us add these to Range, the app that shows the location of free meals during the summer time.

Alabama

• Birmingham City Schools providing children ages 18 and under with a variety of nearby locations in the area where they can receive a free meal regardless of school zone.

• St. Clair County Schools St. Clair County School System will be offering a drive thru pickup at certain locations so that you can pick up food for your child and ANY child age 18 years or younger in your home.

Arizona

• Fowler Elementary School District Fowler will deliver meals at school bus stops on a schedule

• Phoenix school districts Grab-and-go meals will be ready for any child age 18 or younger.

Arkansas

• Pulaski County schools During the week of March 16, walk-up and drive-up sites will be open for grab-and-go feeding from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Additionally, three CALS libraries will also be open as walk-up and drive-up sites for grab-and-go lunch from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

California

• Alameda Unified School District - Starting 3/18 Meals will be available at all schools from 9 am to 10 am and 12 pm to 1 pm at 5 sites listed

• Cabrillo Unified School District Curbside service meals will be provided for students. Breakfast from 9-10 am and Lunch from 11-1 pm starting on 3/16. Children must be present to receive meals. On Fridays there will be family grocery support supplies available for pick up

• East Palo Alto Voluntary Transfer Program (VTP) Students who live in East Palo Alto can pick up breakfast and lunch at Ravenswood City School District schools from March 16 through March 26 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Ravenswood is also offering home delivery if families cannot pick meals up.

• Los Angeles Unified School District Grab & Go Food Centers will be open beginning Wednesday, March 18, and will be staffed weekdays from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m.

• Oakland Unified School District During the school closure, OUSD Nutrition Services Department will open 12 schools throughout the city where “Grab and Go” breakfast and lunch meals will be available for our students. The sites will be open on Mondays and Thursdays from 8am-12noon for children to pick up multiple days worth of food to take home. Please bring a grocery bag or cooler to bring food home for the week.

• Palo Alto Unified School District Starting 3/16 the district will provide free lunch to all students at three schools designated as pick-up sites, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. throughout the closure. Staff will hand the meals to families in their cars, like at a drive-thru. Children must be present in order for meals to be picked up; each family is eligible for the quantity of meals equal to the number of children in the car.

• Ravenswood School District Starting 3/16 The Nutrition Education Program will provide an opportunity for families to drive through and pick up meals for all children, regardless of school of attendance, at any of our school sites. Families will need to bring all children needing food through the meal distribution line.If you are not able to pick up the meals at one of the school sites there is an option to have the meals delivered to your home.

• San Diego County Office of Education - Any student age 2 to 18 can go to any school site providing meals and receive food during this period of school closures due to COVID-19.

• San Francisco Unified School District - On Tuesday, March 17, 8 sites will be open 9-10 a.m. On March 18, 14 will be open, and from March 19 and on 18 sites will be open Monday through Friday 9-10 a.m. to pick-up breakfast, lunch, supper, fresh fruit, vegetables and milk to take home

• San Jose Unified School District - Starting 3/16 Free Breakfast or Lunch for anyone under 18 yrs old 9-11 a.m. Monday through Friday at 10 locations throughout the city

• San Mateo-Foster City School District Starting 3/16 all students and anyone 18 and under can receive grab and go breakfast and lunch Monday through Friday at Mills High School and San Mateo High School. Nutrition services employees will staff a cart offering a variety of healthy options between 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

• Santa Clara Unified School District Starting 3/16 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m Monday through Friday. Families can access one meal per day from any of the 5 distribution locations. All children under 18 years of age, or developmentally disabled adults are eligible. Children must be present to pick up a meal.

• Santa Cruz County Office of Education - Starting 3/16 Meals and groceries free to all students ages 1-18 and families; Drive up or walk up and take off campus. Morning and Mid-Day distribution. Times vary according to location/district.

• West Contra Costa Unified School District Meal Sites – Meals available at 9 schools from 11am – 1 pm starting Monday, March 16.

Colorado

• Denver Public Schools children 18 years old and younger, weekdays from Monday, March 16 through Friday, April 3. Breakfast will be served from 8-9 a.m. Lunch will be served from 12-1 p.m. Dinner will be served from 3:30-5:30 p.m.

Connecticut

• Bridgeport Public Schools breakfast being served from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. and lunch being served Monday through Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Delaware

• Delaware Department of Education Families may pick up meal bags for children 18 and under who live in their home.

Florida

• Florida As of March 15, there are 934 active BreakSpot sites statewide in the following counties: Alachua, Baker, Brevard, Broward, Charlotte, Clay, Collier, Miami-Dade, Duval, Franklin, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Hardee, Hillsborough, Lake, Lee, Leon, Levy, Liberty, Manatee, Marion, Osceola, Palm Beach, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, St. Johns, St. Lucie, Santa Rosa, and Seminole

Georgia

• Bulloch County Schools Bulloch County Schools will deliver bags of free meals to 30 locations on weekdays (Monday – Friday) March 17 - 31. The program will provide free grab and go breakfast and lunch meals to any child ages 0 to 18. No registration, sign-in, or identification is required, and the children do not have to be enrolled in one of our schools.

• Effingham School District Starting on Wednesday, March 18, school buses will deliver meals to designated locations for distribution to all children 18 years and under.

Maryland

• Anne Arundel County Schools Children must be between the ages of 2 and 18, but do not have to be eligible for free and reduced-price meals.

• Charles County Public Schools is offering free meals for all children 18 and younger while the school system is closed from March 16 to 27.

• Fredrick County Public Schools FREE meals to all children** 18 years & under: Monday-Friday, March 16-27

• Howard County Public Schools The Howard County Public School System will provide free “Grab-N-Go” meals to anyone age 18 and under and/or any HCPSS student,

• Montgomery County Public Schools Children Up to 18 Years Old May Come To Any of These Locations. Monday Through Friday To Receive A Nutritious Meals. No appointment is necessary. Meals will be provided in a Grab-and-Go format. Meals will be available Monday through Friday from 11 a.m.–1 p.m.

• Prince George’s County Starting Tuesday, March 17, any student, with or without a parent/guardian, may go to any one of these sites to pick up both meals and a snack between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Missouri

• Saint Louis Public Schools' Pandemic Meal Plan The following schools and sites below will serve meals free of charge for all St. Louis children 18 and younger from 8am to noon, Monday through Friday for the dates listed. No student ID is required. Students must be present to receive the meal.

Oregon

• McMinnville School District K-12 Student Meal delivery sites will be at the bus stops listed below. Meal deliveries will be approximately 11:30 - 11:45. Students may pick up a meal at whatever stop is most convenient.Media:Example.ogg

• Oregon School District You do not have to attend that specific school or district to have access to these meals–free meals are available to children age 1-18 to pick up “grab and go” style.

Pennsylvania

• North Central PA Local business owners are offering free meals to children in response to COVID-19 school closures.

• School District of Philadelphia - meals for youth are available at these schools Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. – noon

Rhode Island

• Providence Public Schools Each site will be distributing packaged lunch and breakfast meals weekdays continually from 11:00AM-2:00PM, beginning Tuesday, March 17.

South Carolina

• Beaufort County School District Curbside pickup: Breakfast pick-up 7:15 – 8:45 a.m. Lunch pick-up 10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Children 18 years and younger must be present in the car to receive meals. Meal pick-up does not depend on the student’s meal status at school or where the student is enrolled.

• Jasper County School District Jasper County School District Grab-n-Go Feeding Initiative K-12 Grade Students Approximate Arrival Times Per Approved Location

Texas

• San Antonio School District Meals School districts to provide free meals to students during Covid-19 closure.

Virginia

• Alexandria City Public Schools Any child under 18 and any family who needs it

• Arlington Public Schools These meals will be free to any child aged 2 to 18. Meals will be set up on a table outside the building for distribution from 11 a.m.to 1 p.m. Monday-Friday.

• District of Columbia Meals will be available for all students every weekday at locations throughout the city

• Fairfax County Public Schools FCPS students and other County children under 18 can receive one meal at no-cost

• Prince William County Schools To-go meals will be provided to all children under the age of 18

Washington

• Seattle Public Schools Starting Monday, March 16, the following schools will serve lunch for all Seattle Public Schools students Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., for the duration of the school closure.