MEDIA ADVISORY: San Diego Unified School District

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Wednesday, September 23


MEDIA ADVISORY: San Diego Unified Expands Food Access with Evening Meals





The San Diego Unified School District will celebrate the expansion of curbside grab n' go student meal service, which starting this week includes distributing evening meals at designated schools.

The addition of evening meals means students will ultimately have access to 21 meals per week, including a breakfast, lunch and dinner for every day of the week. The first phase of the evening meal roll-out began this week, with 67 of the curbside grab n' go meal locations providing an evening meal for Monday through Friday. Starting next week, those same sites will begin serving two additional evening meals for the weekend. The following week, all 81 curbside grab n' go meal locations throughout the district will be providing seven evening meals each week.

Families will be able to pick up a breakfast, lunch and an evening meal daily, Monday-Friday from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. Extra evening meals to hold for the weekend will be provided on Tuesday and Wednesday, while breakfast and lunch to hold for the weekend will be provided on Thursday and Friday. At the urging of San Diego Unified leaders and legislators, USDA waivers have been restored to bring back weekend and evening meals through Dec. 31, 2020, or as long as current funding allows. District leaders continue to urge the USDA to fully fund these extensions so that students have access to these important meals throughout the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic.


Students are encouraged to access and participate in the online after-school enrichment activities that are available to all students through the district's Primetime program. Links to these enrichment activities are available at www.sandiegounified.org<http://www.sandiegounified.org/> and clicking on 'Meal Pick-Up Locations.'



WHAT: Grab 'n Go meal distribution for San Diego Unified students as district leaders celebrate the return of evening meals

WHEN: Thursday, September 24, noon to 2 p.m.

WHERE: Kimbrough Elementary School, 321 Hoitt St, San Diego, CA 92102

DETAILS: San Diego School Board Vice President Richard Barrera, Board Trustee Dr. Sharon Whitehurst-Payne, and Food Service Director Gary Petill will be available to talk to media

PHOTOS/VISUALS: Families driving through/walking up to pick up meals and produce/grocery boxes

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Extra meal boxes and fresh produce provided by Feeding San Diego and San Diego Food Bank are available at sites on a rotating basis. Fern Street Circus will be performing at select curbside grab n' go meal locations for the next several weeks. Schedules for these as well as a full list of curbside grab n' go meal locations can be found on www.sandiegounified.org<http://www.sandiegounified.org/>.

MEDIA CONTACT: Communications Director Maureen Magee (619) 381-7930

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