Free Suppers and Snacks for Children

ALACHUA COUNTY – Beginning May 4, Alachua County Public Schools’ Food and Nutrition Services Department began providing free suppers and snacks for children age 0-18 at 29 school sites throughout the district. This is in addition to the free breakfast and lunch meals currently provided at 78 schools, community centers and bus stops in Alachua County.

Distribution of the additional meals continue through May 29. That will be the last day of school for Alachua County Public School students, based on Governor Ron DeSantis’ announcement that schools would remain physically closed but continue with distance learning until their originally-scheduled closing date.

The extra meals are being provided through the Afterschool Meals Program, which is a part of the federal government’s Child and Adult Care Food Program. Typically, the program is used to provide nutritious snacks and meals to children in after-school programs. However, the district recently received federal approval to distribute the extra meals at some of its existing meal distribution sites.

The additional meals and snacks will be distributed Monday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the sites listed below. The suppers and snacks are available free to all children 0-18, and they do not have to be enrolled at the school to take advantage of the program.

The sites at which suppers/snacks will be provided are:

Alachua Elementary	Foster Elementary	Lincoln Middle	Shell Elementary
Archer Elementary	Glen Springs Elementary	Meadowbrook	Talbot Elementary
Bishop Middle	Hidden Oak Elementary	Metcalfe Elementary	Terwilliger Elementary
Buchholz High	High Springs Community	Newberry Elementary	Wiles (Snack Only)
Chiles Elementary	Idylwild Elementary	Norton Elementary	Williams (Snack Only)
Duval Early Learning Academy	Irby Elementary	Oak View Middle
Eastside High School	Lake Forest Elementary	Rawlings Elementary
Finley	Littlewood Elementary	Reichert House

A full list of the sites providing breakfast, lunch, supper and snacks is available at www.yourchoicefresh.com and on the district’s COVID-19 page at www.sbac.edu.

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