Parents of children aged between 2 and 18 can register online for a daily bag or a week’s worth of meals.
In the bags are peanut butter sandwiches, cheese, fruit and bread, and some milk – the free breakfast and lunch usually served to students while they are at school. Since Friday, the public schools in this Washington suburb have received 5,000 requests for meals. Parents of children between two years and 18 years old can register on line for a daily sack or a week’s worth of meals. They can pick it up, or even have it delivered.
“I’m happy, this is not something I was prepared for. In times of crisis, it is something we don’t plan, this is a great help,” she said. About 60% of the students come from low income families and qualify for discount or free meals – crucial in getting enough nourishment. With the schools closed, that was at risk.