Minneapolis Public Schools extends free meals for youth through August

Monday, Minneapolis Public Schools announced it will continue to serve free meals to all children 18 and under through Friday, Aug. 21.

Since schools closed due to COVID-19 on March 17, MPS Culinary and Wellness Services (CWS) has served more than 2 million free meals to youth across Minneapolis through weekly food boxes.

The food box stays true to the MPS CWS mission, which is to nurture all children with access to quality food and active living, MPS said. The free food boxes include items for seven breakfasts and seven lunches and are filled with fresh produce and true food ingredients that meet the district’s high bar for nutrition.

Families can pick up food boxes at 50 schools and parks across Minneapolis Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. To keep families and staff safe, sites offer contact-free pick-up. All youth are invited to participate in this program and do not need to be enrolled in MPS to receive food boxes.

MPS says youth, parents or siblings can pick up one box for each child in their family, per week.

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