Appleton Area School District Meal Pick Up Program Changes Announced

From the Appleton Area School District:

October 12 2020

Thank you to the families who shared feedback on our free meal pick-up program. Your responses have given us a better understanding of family preferences. We’ve used this data to implement some changes to ensure we are meeting the needs of our families to the best of our ability.

● Starting Thursday, October 15, families will no longer need to pre-order meals for pick-up at the HIGH SCHOOL sites. The meal pick-up option at these sites (five breakfast meals and five lunch meals per child) has not changed.

● Starting Thursday, October 15, the Thursday pick-up times at the high school sites will be adjusted to 3:30-5:30 p.m. The Tuesday pick-up times remain 7:00-9:00 a.m. at the high school sites.

● Each high school site has the capacity to serve up to the first 200 children, each receiving five breakfast meals and five lunch meals. We will monitor this closely going forward and make needed adjustments.

● If you prefer to pick-up less than five meals at one time, you can pre-order meals one day at a time at our elementary school or middle school sites. Find instructions on this here.

As a reminder, this program is for ALL children 18 years and under. Funds are not limited to those who qualify for free or reduced-priced meals, it’s open to all. Your participation in the meal program supports your local food service program and team. Please help us spread awareness of this program so we can reach all families that may benefit from free meals.

This press release was produced by the Appleton Area School District. The views expressed here are the author’s own.