All Watsonville Youth Eat For Free 6 Days A Week, PVUSD Says

WATSONVILLE, CA — All Watsonville youth ages 1 to 18 can pick up breakfast and lunch for six days per week, courtesy of the Pajaro Valley Unified School District.

Students need not attend local schools, but must pick up meals at one of 15 participating schools, PVUSD said. Saturday meals can be picked up on Friday.

Meals can be picked up from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the following locations:

• Amesti Elementary School
• Ann Soldo
• Aptos Junior High School
• Calabasas Elementary School
• Cesar Chavez Middle School
• EA Hall Middle School (also Second Harvest Food Bank free grocery distribution sites)
• Freedom Elementary School (also Second Harvest Food Bank free grocery distribution sites)
• Lakeview Middle School (vegetarian options daily)
• Landmark Elementary School
• Ohlone Elementary School
• Pajaro Middle School
• Pajaro Valley High School (vegetarian options daily; also Second Harvest Food Bank free grocery distribution sites)
• Starlight Elementary School
• Watsonville High School
• Radcliff Elementary (7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.)

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