Local schools are trying to keep students fed during the coronavirus outbreak.
Mississippi
ADAMS COUNTY
UPDATE: The school district has stopped meal services according to this announcement on April 6th:
Good afternoon Bulldog Nation! At this time, out of an abundance of caution, the Natchez-Adams School District will…
Posted by Natchez-Adams School District on Monday, April 6, 2020
AMITE COUNTY
CLAIBORNE COUNTY
FRANKLIN COUNTY
The Franklin County School District will be serving GRAB AND GO meals to ALL children beginning Tuesday, March 24, 2020. Free breakfast and lunches will be available to children 18 and under. Children DO NOT have to be a Franklin County student. No ID is required. Per Federal regulations, children MUST be present to claim their meal. Meals will be distributed Monday – Friday from 11AM – 1 PM. Meals may be received in the circle in front of the high school cafeteria or at one of the following school bus drop off locations. Children should not leave their vehicle. The meals will be delivered to the vehicle. Each child will receive a lunch and a breakfast at the time of pick up. The lunch is intended for immediate consumption and the breakfast is intended for consumption the following day.
Bude Apartments from 11:00 am- 11:30am
RoseHill Church on Hwy 98 11:45am12:15pm
Fox Run Apartments 11:00am-11:20am
McCall Creek Fire Station 11:30am-11:50am
Granny’s Corner Store 12:00pm-12:20pm
Mt Sinai Church (Bunkley) 11:00am-11:20am
Mt Olive Church (Kirby) 11:35am-12:05pm
Hamburg Store 12:20pm-12:40pm
Roxie City Hall/Park 11:00am-11:20am
Roxie BP Gas Station 11:25am-11:45am
Lower Bunkley Rd/Hwy 33 South 11:55am-12:15pm
Zion Church (Whiteapple) 12:25pm-1:00pm
JEFFERSON COUNTY
Grab-and-go meals for everyone 18 and younger. Kids getting the free lunch must be in the car to receive a lunch.
Available from 10:30 a.m. until noon
Pick up spots at:
Baseball park in Fayette
Baseball park in Redlic
Bethlehem Baptist Church in Cannonsburg
Hickory Block United Methodist in Union Church
Old Country Store in Lorman
LINCOLN COUNTY
Brookhaven School District
Brookhaven School District is offering Free grab-and-go meals for anyone 18 and under starting the week of March 23rd. Children must be present in the vehicle to receive a lunch. Children do not have to be students of the Brookhaven School District, and they don’t have to qualify for free/reduced price meals during the year. Grab-and-go lunches will be available from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m weekdays at:
Lipsey School
Mullins School
PIKE COUNTY
WILKINSON COUNTY
Other Miss-Lou Counties are developing a plan to keep their students fed during the closures. When they have a plan, we’ll update this post.
Louisiana
CONCORDIA PARISH
The Concordia Parish School board is working the Healthy School Food Collaborative to deliver shelf-stable, easy-to-prepare meals directly to residences.
CATAHOULA PARISH
Students will be able to grab-and-go breakfast and lunch from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Monday through Thursday of each week. All meals will be distributed outside of the school buildings. This starts Monday, March 16 at the following locations:
Block High School–pick up at Jonesville Elementary
Central High School–drive in by the classroom buildings and gym and stop at side-walk to cafeteria building. An employee will help you from there.
Harrisonburg High School–pick up meals at door to cafeteria
Jonesville Elementary–pick up meals at end door of cafeteria
Sicily Island High–drive in by elementary building and around to cafeteria. An employee will help you from there.
TENSAS PARISH
The district is suspending food food distribution until after Easter. Please note that the governor will be extending his order closing schools through the end of April; therefore, we will continue our food distribution in all three communities as per the schedule below for the month of April:
Tuesday, April 14
Thursday, April 16
Monday, April 20
Wednesday, April 22
Monday, April 27
Wednesday, April 29
Please stay tuned to our website: www.tensasedu.org and our Facebook page for updates.
Newellton Elementary School parking lot 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Waterproof — Old Cross Keys Bank on Main Street 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
St. Joseph — Tensas High School Cafeteria (behind school — pick up only) 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m
AVOYELLES PARISH
In Avoyelles Parish, breakfasts and lunches will be available for pickup at various locations. In Avoyelles Parish, pickup is between 10:30 a.m. to noon on Tuesdays through Fridays at the following locations:
Avoyelles High
Bunkie Elementary
Cottonport Elementary
Lafargue Elementary
Marksville Elementary
Plaucheville Elementary
Riverside Elementary
