To ensure that students have nutritious meals while away from school, the district's School Nutrition Services Department will provide free breakfast and lunch to children 18 years and under during the extended school closure at locations around the county.
The new sites are:
Celebration K-8 School - 510 Campus St. in Celebration beginning April 22.
Intercession Civic Center - 1531 Immokalee St. in Intercession City.
St. Lukes Missionary Baptist Church - 400 E. Columbia Ave. in Kissimmee (McLaren Circle).
Iglesia Evangelica El Tabor (Intercession City) is no longer a feeding site.
The other sites are at:
Michigan Avenue Elementary - 2015 S. Michigan Ave. in St. Cloud.
Lakeview Elementary - 2900 5th St. in St. Cloud.
Ventura Elementary - 275 Waters Edge Drive in Kissimmee.
Denn John Middle - 2001 Denn John Lane in Kissimmee.
Central Avenue Elementary - 500 W. Columbia Ave. in Kissimmee
Osceola High - 420 S. Thacker Ave. in Kissimmee
Kissimmee Middle - 2410 Dyer Blvd. in Kissimmee
Sunrise Elementary - 1925 Ham Brown Road in Kissimmee (Poinciana).
Koa Elementary - 5000 Koa St. in Kissimmee (Poinciana).
Deerwood Elementary - 3701 Marigold Ave. in Kissimmee (Poinciana).
Westside K-8 School - 2551 Westside Blvd. in Kissimmee.
Narcoossee Middle - 2700 N. Narcoossee Road in St. Cloud.
Liberty High - 4250 Pleasant Hill Road in Kissimmee (Poinciana).
Canoe Creek Charter - 3600 Canoe Creek Road in St. Cloud.
Cameron Preserve - 4451 Cameron Preserve in Kissimmee.
New Faith Community Church - 5000 Holopaw Road in Holopaw.
Meals will be available for pickup between 9:30 a.m. and noon at each location. Families can go to school/site nearest them to pick up food even if they do not attend that school. Families will drive up in the bus loops, and they will be handed meals through the vehicle window. Meals can be provided to children not of school age if they are in the group picking up the food.
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services will not require students to be present to receive the meals, but parents/guardians should be prepared to provide one of the following documents to receive a meal for each child who are not present: school identification card, child’s passport, government-issued child identification card, or any document proving parent/guardian identity and relationship to the child, such as an adoption decree; doctor, clinic, or hospital record; religious record; or daycare center record. Meals will not be provided without documentation for the children, and meals can still be received when the child is present with an adult.
Lynx will offer complimentary transportation to parents and students who ride on their current routes to get to the nearest stop to the feeding sites. Parents must be accompanied by their child to receive the free fare. Parents should inform the driver that they are going to the school for breakfast and/or lunch, and they will not be charged bus fare.
Unemployment applications are now available for pick up at all feeding locations.
