BUSD Free “Grab And Go” Meals Now Available For Weekdays, Weekends, And Most Holidays

Press release from Berkeley Public Schools:

September 25, 2020

Beginning Friday, September 25, BUSD can now distribute free grab and go breakfast and lunch meals to all children age 18 and younger to cover meals on weekdays, weekends and most holidays.

Meal distribution will continue to occur on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 7:45 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. On Fridays, students will now receive breakfast and lunch for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Meal distribution locations can be found here.

The District will be able to provide meals for most holidays including all of Thanksgiving week. BUSD will provide meals through December 25th as well.

Free/Reduced Lunch Application Deadline Extended – Every Family Should Apply

BUSD encourages every family to complete an application for free/reduced price school meals. Even if your student does not intend to take advantage of the lunch program, every qualified application is counted towards bringing significant federal and state funding to our schools.

The application deadline has been extended to December 31. Please apply here now.

Although meals are free to all children age 18 and younger at this time, this program has not been extended into 2021. Students who have not filled out a new meal application for this school year will be dropped from the program and will have to pay for their meals in 2021.

Apply here: www.ezmealapp.com

For more information, please see this letter from the Director of Nutrition Services (in English and Spanish).

• Frequently Asked Questions about Free and Reduced Price Meals
• Preguntas Mas Frequentes Sobre Las Comidas Escolares De Precio Gratuito y Precio Reducido
• Public Media Release for Free and Reduced-Price Meals (2020-21)

This press release was produced by Berkeley Public Schools. The views expressed here are the author’s own.