Who/What: In its continuing commitment to serve the community, Broward County Public Schools Food and Nutrition Services (BCPSFNS) is now serving free grab-and-go meals to ALL children 18 years and younger – regardless of eligibility status and even if they don’t attend a Broward County Public School (BCPS).
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has extended the summer meals flexibility waiver, which allows BCPSFNS to provide breakfast and lunch at no cost to all children who meet the age requirement.
BCPSFNS will now be providing breakfast and lunch for Saturday in its meal bundles, for a total of 12 meals per week (6 breakfast, 6 lunch total). During each distribution, meal bundles will include three breakfast and three lunch meals.
All children, whether they’re engaged in face-to-face learning, eLearning, and even if they don’t attend a Broward County Public School (BCPS) are encouraged to take advantage of the meal bundles.
How: Children or their parents will be able to pick up multiple meals at a time by walking or driving to the car or bus loop to reduce risk of exposure. If the child is not present, the USDA requires parents to provide identification for their child to pick up meals. The recommended forms of identification include student ID, report card or birth certificate, and the ID must be presented at each meal service.
Meals are provided in bundles and are not available for individual meal purchase. Adults are welcome to purchase meal bundles for $1.80 per breakfast and $2.75 per lunch.
When: The meals will be distributed at all BCPS elementary, middle and high schools. Meal distribution times vary between school locations during the school day; visit www.browardschools.com/food-service, call 211, or contact a school near you for individual service time.
In an effort to increase access to meals, select high schools will be open for meal distribution every Tuesday and Thursday, from 4 – 5 p.m. beginning on Nov. 5, 2020.
Where:
- Boyd Anderson
- Blanche Ely
- Coconut Creek
- Cooper City
- Coral Glades
- Coral Springs
- Cypress Bay
- Deerfield Beach
- Dillard
- Everglades
- Charles W. Flanagan
- Ft. Lauderdale
- Hallandale
- Hollywood Hills
- McArthur
- Miramar
- Monarch
- Northeast
- Piper
- Plantation
- South Broward
- South Plantation
- Marjory Stoneman-Douglas
- Stranahan
- Taravella
- West Broward
- Western
ABOUT BROWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) is the sixth-largest school district in the nation and the second largest in the state of Florida. The District is Florida’s first fully accredited school system since 1962 and has nearly 261,000 pre-K-12th grade students and approximately 110,000 adult students in 241 schools, centers, and technical colleges, and 92 charter schools. BCPS serves a diverse student population, representing 170 different countries and 147 different languages. To connect with BCPS, visit browardschools.com, follow on Twitter @browardschools and Facebook at facebook.com/browardschools, and download the free BCPS mobile app.
