Grab-And-Go Meals Available At Heights Schools

CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, OH — The Heights Schools may be closed due to concern over the new coronavirus, COVID-19, but students can continue to get free grab-and-go meals. There will also still be a food bank market on March 17, with a drive-through setup.

"All CH-UH students eat breakfast and lunch for free at school thanks to a federal grant. We understand that without this program, many of our children may face food insecurity. Our food service partner, AVI Food Systems, has created a plan for meal distribution similar to the summer meal program," Superintendent Elizabeth Kirby said in a letter to the community.

The free meals will be available March 17 through April 2, Monday through Friday.

Breakfast will be available between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. and will include some combination of cereal, cereal bars, muffins, yogurt, juice and fresh or cupped fruit.

Lunch will be served between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Meals will consist of some combination of sandwiches, salads, fresh vegetables, chips, juice and fresh or cupped fruit. One-percent white milk and chocolate milk will also be available.

Students can pickup meals at the following locations:

• Heights High
• Monticello Middle
• Oxford Elementary
• Noble Elementary
• Fairfax Elementary
• Boulevard Elementary

Additionally, the Greater Cleveland Food Bank School Market will still take place, as scheduled, at Oxford Elementary on March 17. The market will be open from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and will be done in a drive-through setup.

"We have received many inquiries from families, staff and community members on how they can help be sure our children receive food. AVI, the Food Bank and our other vendors and partners are fully staffed and equipped to run these programs, but we greatly appreciate the generosity that our Tiger Nation community is showing during these difficult times," Kirby said.

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio will also turn many of their non-school sites into meal distribution facilities.