COVID-19 Resources: State-by-State List of Places Offering Free Meals

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The outbreak of COVID-19 (a.k.a. the Coronavirus) has caused several school districts in major cities across the nation to close their doors temporarily. While we must do what we can to prevent the disease from spreading, these precautions come at a cost for low-income and disadvantaged families. Below, we’ve compiled a list of sources for free meals in areas affected by school closures.

 

Alabama

• Free meals for central Alabama kids during COVID-19 school closures

 

Alaska

• COVID-19 / COVID-19 Information

 

Arizona

• Tucson:Here are the ways students can get free meals while school is out

 

Arkansas

• Little Rock: City of Little Rock to help provide meals to students despite class cancellations

 

California

• Los Angeles: Here Are Places That Will Provide Food To Families In Need While Schools Are Closed
• San Diego: Schools across county offer free meals during coronavirus closures
• San Francisco: Where Families Can Get Free Breakfast, Lunch and Supper in San Francisco During School Closures

 

Colorado

• Colorado School Districts offering meals during COVID-19 closures

 

Connecticut

• Bridgeport: CT school districts to offer meals during coronavirus shutdown

 

Delaware

• Coronavirus and schools: Meal sites pop up across the state

 

Florida

• Florida website for free meals during coronavirus school closures

 

Georgia

• Here is where school meals will be available during coronavirus closures

 

Hawaii

• 39 public schools providing breakfast, lunch to children during extended Spring Break

 

Idaho

• RESOURCES: Free meals, internet for children across Idaho

 

Illinois

• All Chicago Public Schools to Offer Free Meal Pickup During Coronavirus Closure

 

Indiana

• Here’s where students can get free meals while out of school because of coronavirus
• LIST: Where local students can get free meals amid closures due to coronavirus

 

Iowa

• Des Moines: DMPS Partners Offer Meal Support

Kansas

• Local places offer free lunch to students while school is canceled

 

Kentucky

• LIST: Where local students can get free meals amid closures due to coronavirus

 

Louisiana

• SCHOOLS: Free meals, school closures, schedule changes

 

Maine

• Food resources for families amid coronavirus closures

 

Maryland

• D.C., Md. and Va. schools offer learning plans, free meals for students during coronavirus closures

 

Massachusetts

• Los Angeles: Local cities and towns serving free meals during COVID-19 school closures
• San Diego: Boston Public Schools free meal sites during COVID-19 closure
• San Francisco: Rhode Island, Mass. schools offering free ‘grab and go’ lunches for students

 

Michigan

• How to find free lunch for Michigan kids with schools shut down

 

Minnesota

• Here’s a list of restaurants offering free lunches to students while K-12 schools are closed

 

Mississippi

• Gulfport: Free meals to be provided for children in Gulfport following school closures

 

Missouri

• St. Louis:Crazy Bowls & Wraps offering free meals to local kids impacted by school closures

 

Montana

• Anaconda, Dillon Schools make plans to provide free meals, school work during closure

 

Nebraska

• Area Schools, Restaurants Giving Free Meals to Students During School Closures

 

Nevada

• Where Nevada students can get free breakfast, lunch during school closure

 

New Jersey

• Novel Coronavirus (COVID-2019)(PDF)

 

New Mexico

• New Mexico School Meal Sites – Complete List

 

New York

• Central NY: List: CNY restaurants and businesses offering free meals to students amid coronavirus school closures
• NYC — Bronx & Queens: WCK distributing meals in The Bronx & Queens

 

North Carolina

• Restaurants offering free meals to kids as schools shut down

 

North Dakota

• Go-to guide for local schools giving out free meals amid coronavirus

 

Ohio

• LIST: Where local students can get free meals amid closures due to coronavirus
• Valley schools plan to feed children during state-ordered shutdown

 

Oklahoma

• Schools to pass out breakfast and lunches for students while closed for the coronavirus

 

Oregon

• Portland Public Schools will serve kids free meals during coronavirus closure. Here’s where

 

Pennsylvania

• Coronavirus will not stop school meals in Pennsylvania

 

Rhode Island

• Rhode Island, Mass. schools offering free ‘grab and go’ lunches for students

 

South Carolina

• Restaurants offering free meals to kids as schools shut down
• Where SC students can get free meals from school during coronavirus closures

 

Tennessee

• Clinton City: List: Businesses, Clinton schools offer free meals for students on hiatus

 

Texas

• Houston, Fort Bend and other school districts offer free take-home meals during school closure
• Tyler: Free meals offered in many school districts for students during COVID-19 time off

 

Utah

• Food access info during COVID-19 response

 

Vermont

• School closures and coronavirus: What Vermont families need to know

 

Virginia

• Des Moines: D.C., Md. and Va. schools offer learning plans, free meals for students during coronavirus closures

Washington

• Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Guidance & Resources. From the Washington Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction: “School meal programs should continue during school closure for COVID-19. Check in with your child’s school to find out more about meal services and distribution.”

 

Washington, D.C.

• D.C., Md. and Va. schools offer learning plans, free meals for students during coronavirus closures

 

West Virginia

• Cabell County: Student Meals
• North Central W.Va. school districts providing free meals to students during closure
• Where to find food for students during school closures

 

Wisconsin

• Coronavirus Where to get free school lunches in southeast Wisconsin
• Local News Northeast Wisconsin students K-12 free lunch resources
• Wisconsin Rapids District announces drive-thru pick-up for lunches during closure

 

Wyoming

• LCSD1 offers double free meals Wednesday

We hope this helps families during this difficult time. Please let us know in the comments, if there are any other resources we can share. Be well!

More Resources for Teachers, Administrators, and Families:

1. Here’s what we know about children, infection rates, and COVID-19
2. Information is Beautiful: The Coronavirus Data Pack
3. Ed Tech, Coronavirus And Disaster Capitalism
4. Speaking Up Against Racism Around the New Coronavirus

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