Fairfax County Public Schools Provides Food For Students During The School Year

Press release from the City of Fairfax:

09/09/2020 10:31 AM

Free free grab and go meals are available to Fairfax County Public School students in numerous ways —at multiple school sites, along school bus routes, and at “pop-up” locations — on weekdays through December 31.

All FCPS students (regardless of age) are eligible for free grab and go breakfast and lunch, as well as other county children, under the age of 18. Adults picking up meals for children should let staff know how many children's meals they need. Adults may pay $2 for the meals as well.

Please note: breakfast and lunch meals for Saturdays and Sundays will be distributed at all sites and bus routes each Friday.

In Fairfax City, the following services are available:

• Daniels Run and Providence Elementary School: curbside meal pickup, 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. weekdays
  • Curbside meal pick-up stations are generally located in the bus lanes at the schools or in the kiss-and-ride area. Look for the canopy tent along with Food and Nutrition Services staff, who will deliver meals directly to vehicles.
  • Walk-ups are still welcome at all sites. Walkers are asked to use school sidewalks to safely navigate their walk to the pick-up stations.
• Green Acres Center: pop-up grab-and-go, 7:45-8 a.m. weekdays

Please follow social distancing guidelines, wear a face covering, and practice regular band-washing (including prior to leaving a residence to pick-up meals, upon returning home, and before consuming food).

Click here for a full list of services and locations: https://www.fcps.edu/return-school/food

Breakfasts and lunches are prepared fresh daily with high quality ingredients by a dedicated team of trained food service professionals. Our grab and go meals are tasty, well-balanced, and contain protein, whole grains, fruits and/or vegetables, and low-fat or fat-free milk. The meals are planned by registered dietitian nutritionists.

FCPS Office of Food and Nutrition Services offers healthy breakfast and lunches at locations throughout Fairfax County this school year under the USDA National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program.

Our goal is to provide every student in FCPS daily access to a healthy breakfast and lunch during this pandemic.

Click here for more information: https://www.fcps.edu/return-school/food

This press release was produced by the City of Fairfax. The views expressed here are the author’s own.