The state Department of Education announced Monday that it resumed providing free meals for students at 41 Big Island public schools through Dec. 18.
The DOE’s announcement followed the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s extension of funding for its summer food service program
“Parents left unemployed or underemployed due to COVID-19 may be faced with significant shortfalls to the family budget,” said Dawn Ige, Hawaii’s first lady, in a statement. “Getting free breakfast and lunch for their children at school can make a big difference. We intend to make full use of these federal funds to provide healthy meal options for local families through the Grab-and-Go meal program.”
DOE’s Grab-and-Go meal program offers any student, ages 18 or younger, nutritious meals for breakfast and lunch. Parents or guardians simply pick up meals curbside to take home.
Contact your school for specific times. A list of those schools and verification documents needed can be found online at www.ainapono.org/grabandgo.