Philadelphia Changes 'Grab-And-Go' Meal Distribution Sites

PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia officials released a new list of schools and community sites that will be giving out meals to students, as well as details on changes to days when meals will be available.

The city, School District of Philadelphia, Philadelphia Housing Authority, and several charter schools created a new list of schools and community sites that are distribution points for student meals. These additions also come with changes to the days in which meals will be available for distribution.

School meal sites and schedules will change beginning Monday, March 23. In addition, Parks & Recreation sites will no longer distributing student meals as of Monday.

All meal sites will continue to be open from 9 a.m. to noon, but the locations and frequency of distribution are changed. Revisions to the meals distribution program include:

• School District of Philadelphia sites (49 total) will be open Mondays and Thursdays only. Families can pick up three grab-and-go bags per student/child on these days.
  • These sites will continue to make available the K-12 Learning Guides, optional resources to help reduce learning regression while students are out of school due to efforts to reduce the spread of COVID-19 throughout the Philadelphia region.
• Charter school sites (25 total) are also open from 9 a.m. until noon. Families are encouraged to check the charter schools websites for days of meal distribution.
• Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA) community centers (six total) are also open from 9 a.m. until noon. Families are encouraged to visit http://www.pha.phila.gov/ for days of meal distribution.

A map of all meal sites is available here.

The following 80 schools and Philadelphia Housing Authority locations are distributing meals, beginning Monday:

School District of Philadelphia schools open Mondays and Thursdays, 9 a.m. - noon. Families will receive six meals per student — three breakfasts and three lunches.

• Baldi Middle School — 8801 Verree Rd (19115)
• Barry, John Elementary School — 5900 Race St (19139)
• Barton School — 4600 Rosehill St (19120)
• Bartram, John High School — 2401 S 67th St (19142)
• Bethune, Mary McLeod School — 3301 Old York Rd (19140)
• CAPA (Philadelphia H.S. for Creative and Performing Arts) — 901 S Broad St (19147)
• Clemente, Roberto Middle School — 122 W Erie Ave (19140)
• Comegys, Benjamin B. School — 5100 Greenway Ave (19143)
• Conwell, Russell Middle School — 1849 E Clearfield St (19134)
• Cooke, Jay Elementary School — 1300 W Louden St (19141)
• Cramp, William School — 3449 N Mascher St (19140)
• De Burgos, J. Elementary School — 401 W Lehigh Ave (19133)
• Decatur, Stephen School — 3500 Academy Rd (19154)
• Duckrey, Tanner School — 1501 W Diamond St (19121)
• Edison, Thomas A. High School — 151 W Luzerne St (19140)
• Fels, Samuel High School — 5500 Langdon St (19124)
• Finletter, Thomas K. School — 6100 N Front St (19120)
• Fitzpatrick, A. L. School — 11061 Knights Rd (19154)
• Frankford High School — 5000 Oxford Ave (19124)
• Franklin Learning Center — 616 N 15th St (19130)
• Franklin, Benjamin School — 5737 Rising Sun Ave (19120)
• Furness, Horace High School — 1900 S 3rd St (19148)
• Hackett, Horatio B. School — 2161 E York St (19125)
• Harding, Warren G. Middle School — 2000 Wakeling St (19124)
• Hunter, William H. School — 2400 N Front St (19133)
• Juniata Park Academy — 801 E Hunting Park Ave (19124)
• Kelly, John B. School — 5116 Pulaski Ave (19144)
• Kensington CAPA — 1901 N Front St (19122)
• King, Martin Luther High School — 6100 Stenton Ave (19138)
• Lawton, Henry W. School — 6101 Jackson St (19135)
• Lincoln, Abraham High School — 3201 Ryan Ave (19136)
• Loesche, William H. School — 595 Tomlinson Rd (19116)
• Marshall, Thurgood School — 5120 N 6th St (19120)
• Mayfair School — 3001 Princeton Ave (19149)
• Muñoz Marín, Hon Luis School — 3300 N 3rd St (19140)
• Northeast High School — 1601 Cottman Ave (19111)
• One Bright Ray Mansion — 3133 Ridge Ave (19132)
• Overbrook Educational Center — 6722 Lansdowne Ave (19151)
• Philadelphia Learning Academy‐South — 4300 Westminster Ave (19104)
• Rhodes Elementary School — 2900 W Clearfield St (19132)
• Roosevelt Elementary School — 430 E Washington Ln (19144)
• Roxborough High School — 6498 Ridge Ave (19128)
• Sayre, William L. High School — 5800 Walnut St (19139)
• South Philadelphia High School — 2101 S Broad St (19148)
• Wagner, Gen. Louis Middle School — 1701 Chelten Ave (19126)
• Washington, Grover Jr. Middle School — 201 E Olney Ave (19120)
• Webster, John H. School — 3400 Frankford Ave (19134)
• West Philadelphia High School — 4901 Chestnut St (19139)
• Ziegler, William H. School — 5935 Saul St (19149)

Charter school locations open on varying days from 9 a.m. to noon. Contact schools or visit their websites for exact days on which meals will be made available.

• Aspira Charter - Stetson — 3200 B St (19134)
• Aspira Olney Charter High — 100 W Duncannon Ave (19120)
• Lindley Academy Charter - Birney — 900 Lindley Ave (19141)
• Mariana Bracetti Academy — 1840 Torresdale Ave (19124)
• Mastery Charter - Cleveland — 3701 N 19th St (19140)
• Mastery Charter - Clymer — 1201 W Rush St (19133)
• Mastery Charter - Gratz High — 1798 W Hunting Park Ave (19140)
• Mastery Charter - Hardy Williams — 5400 Warrington Ave (19143)
• Mastery Charter - Harrity — 5601 Christian St (19143)
• Mastery Charter ‐ Lenfest Campus — 35 S 4th St (19106)
• Mastery Charter - Mann — 5376 W Berks St (19131)
• Mastery Charter - Pastorius — 5650 Sprague St (19138)
• Mastery Charter - Pickett — 5700 Wayne Ave (19144)
• Mastery Charter ‐ Shoemaker — 5301 Media St (19131)
• Mastery Charter - Smedley — 1790 Bridge St (19124)
• Mastery Charter ‐ Thomas Campus — 927 Johnston St (19148)
• Mastery Charter - Wister — 67 E Bringhurst St (19144)
• Mastery Prep Elementary Charter — 1801 W Pike St (19140)
• Philadelphia Montessori Charter — 2227 Island Ave (19142)
• Richard Allen Prep — 2601 S 58th St (19143)
• Universal Audenried Charter — 3301 Tasker St (19145)
• Universal Charter - Bluford — 5720 Media St (19131)
• Universal Charter - Daroff — 5630 Vine St (19139)
• Universal Creighton Charter — 5401 Tabor Ave (19120)
• Universal Vare Charter — 2100 S 24th St (19145)

The Philadelphia Housing Authority has six community centers open for "grab-and-go" meals for breakfast and lunch from Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to noon beginning on March 23.

• Abbottsford Homes — 3226 McMichael Street (19129)
• Bartram Village — 5404 Gibson Drive (19143)
• John F Street Center — 1100 Poplar Street (19123)
• Raymond Rosen Homes — 2301 W. Edgley Street (19121)
• Westpark Apartments — 300 N. Busti Street (19104)
• Wilson Park — 2500 Jackson Street (19145)

Meal and activity sites were selected based on neighborhood needs, size of facilities, and a desire to be geographically spread throughout the city.

Residents with questions can call the Greater Philadelphia Coronavirus Helpline at 1800-722-7112. The Helpline, free and available 24/7, is staffed by trained healthcare providers and is for anyone in the Greater Philadelphia area, including the public and help answer all of their questions about the COVID-19 coronavirus.

Residents can get COVID-19 updates sent to their phones. Text COVIDPHL to 888-777 to receive free alerts with information and updates from the Health Department. Information is also being updated daily on the Philadelphia Department of Public Health’s webpage www.phila.gov/covid-19.