SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) — The Sioux Falls School District is providing free meals to any child between 1 and 18 Monday through Wednesday because of the coronavirus shutdown.
School was already scheduled to be off on Thursday and Friday.
Healthy family members can go to one of six locations between 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. to pick up sack lunches for their children.
Here’s the email sent to parents in the Sioux Falls School District:
Hello Sioux Falls School District Families – We know disruptions to the regular school calendar affects families in many different ways, but we are committed to the nutritional needs of our students.The District is providing FREE lunches at the school sites listed below on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday (March 16, 17, & 18, 2020) from 11:30am-12:30pm for any child, ages 1-18.
These meals will be grab-and-go sack lunches that can be picked up and taken home to eat. Please send only healthy members of your family to pick up. Those who are not feeling well, should stay home. Use the main door at your school. No paperwork or signatures are required. Sites for lunches will include:
Laura B. Anderson Elementary: 1600 N Wayland Place
Hawthorne Elementary: 601 N Spring Avenue
Hayward Elementary: 400 N Valley View Road
Anne Sullivan Elementary: 3701 E 3rd Street
Terry Redlin Elementary: 1721 E Austin Street
Lowell Elementary: 710 W 18th Street
Other supportive businesses and churches are also stepping up to offer lunches. Check local media websites and helplinecenter.org for additional resources. Thank you for your patience and for partnering with us during this unprecedented situation.
(Liz Ryan, KELO.com News, contributed to this report.)
