Local school districts are making plans to provide meals to students while schools are closed.
Details of each school district’s plan will be added below as they become available.
Generally speaking, districts plan to make meals available to anyone under the age of 18, whether they’re a student or not.
Federal rules that require students to eat on-site have been lifted, giving districts the option of offering grab-and-go meals to eliminate large gatherings.
Some local businesses also are providing meals to students for free, and on May 8, the Virginia Department of Social Services announced its plans to work with the Virginia Department of Education to implement a pandemic EBT program.
Virginia is one of 20 states approved by the United States Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Services to implement the program, which provides temporary food assistance to cover the cost of meals missed while schools are closed.
Families are not required to be current SNAP participants or complete an application to qualify for P-EBT benefits, and eligible households that are currently receiving SNAP benefits can expect to have P-EBT benefits added to their EBT card within the next two weeks.
P-EBT cards will be mailed to households that do not receive SNAP benefits within the next four to six weeks, the release said. Families and community partners can visit http://pebtva.com/ for more information.
Email to add a location to this list.
The United Way of South Hampton Roads has mapped places on the Southside where children can get a free meal:
Chesapeake
Grab and go breakfasts and lunches will be provided at 10 schools, with new hours starting Wednesday, March 25, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on the student bus ramps or in front of the school. Students must be present:
10 a.m. to 10:40 a.m.:
B. M. Williams Primary School, 1100 N. Battlefield Blvd.
Carver Intermediate School, 2601 Broad Street
G. A. Treakle Elementary School, 2500 Gilmerton Road
Oscar Smith High School, 1994 Tiger Drive
Southwestern Elementary School, 4410 Airline Blvd.
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School, 2706 Border Road
10:50 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.:
Camelot Elementary School, 2901 Guenevere Dr.
Crestwood Intermediate School, 1240 Great Bridge Blvd.
Holly Cove (community)
Oscar Smith Middle School, 2500 Rodgers St.
Truitt Intermediate School, 1100 Holly Ave.
Gloucester County
On March 16 and 17, the district’s providing grab and go meals for breakfast and lunch at every school. Breakfasts can be picked up from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. and lunches from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. The district plans to announce longer-term plans on Tuesday.
Hampton
To-go meals are available on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the following schools:
Aberdeen Elementary School, 1424 Aberdeen Road
Cary Elementary School, 2009 Andrews Boulevard
Langley Elementary school, 16 Rockwell Road
Moton Early Childhood Center, 339 Old Buckroe Road
Hampton High School, 1491 West Queen Street
Syms MIddle School, 170 Fox Hill Road
Tarrant Middle School, 1435 Todds Lane
Bassette Elementary School, 671 Bell Street
On Monday and Wednesday, bags include two days of lunch and breakfast items. Bags on Friday contain breakfast and lunch for one day.
To minimize person-to-person contact, the meals will be offered for pickup only. Special accommodations for allergies will be provided if a child has a medical note on file. If a special meal is required, call 757-727-2350.
Isle of Wight
Weekdays, meals for children will be available from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. for grab and go pick-up at the following schools:
Carrsville Elementary School, 5355 Carrsville Hwy
Georgie Tyler Middle School, 23320 N. Court St.
Smithfield High School, 14171 Turner Drive
Additionally, school buses will be delivering meals to the following areas throughout the county daily at the following times and locations:
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.: Morris Creek Apartments/John Rolfe Area, Wrenn’s Mill Estates. Jones Creek Mobile Home Community, Blairs Creek Mobile Home Community, Eagle Harbor Apartments, Jersey Park Housing, Jersey Park Apartments, Smithfield Apartments, Church Manor Apartments, Rushmere Fire Department, Bradford Mews Apartments, Bethany Presbyterian Church Zuni , Twin Ponds Mobile Community, Clydesdale Mobile Community
11:30 a.m. to 12:10 p.m.: Carrollton Villa Apartments, Smithfield Heights, Queen Anne’s Court, Walters Ruritan Club, Camptown Park, Georgie Tyler Apartments
12:20 p.m. to 1 p.m.: Carrollton Meadows, Sandy Mount, Woodbridge Townhomes, Lakeside Housing, Riverview, Thomas Park Community, Cedar St. Apartments, The Nest, Pocahontas and Lincoln Ave pull off, Beaver Brook Mobile Home Community, Windsor Manor Mobile Home Community
Newport News
Families can pick up the meals in a drive-thru lane beginning Tuesday, March 17 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. each weekday. The meal will include lunch and a breakfast snack for the next day.
On Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, to-go dinners from World Central Kitchen will also be available to be picked up.
An Achievable Dream Academy, 726 16th Street
Epes Elementary School, 855 Lucas Creek Road
Heritage High School, 5800 Marshall Avenue
McIntosh Elementary School, 185 Richneck Road
Newsome Park Elementary School, 4200 Marshall Avenue
Palmer Elementary School, 100 Palmer Lane
Warwick High School, 51 Copeland Lane
The same meals are also offered at mobile distribution sites at the same times:
Courthouse Way Community, Corner of Old Courthouse Way and Circuit Lane
Tillerson Community, Corner of Tillerson Drive and Alan Drive
Peninsula Boys and Girls Club, 429 Thorncliff Drive
Lee’s Mill Community, Corner of Lee’s Mill Drive and Charles Street
J. Clyde Area/Midtown (near Rite Aid), Forrest Drive and Woods Drive
Aqueduct Community, Corner of Colony Road and Aqueduct Drive
South Morrison Family Learning Center, 746 Adams Drive
Boys and Girls Club – Tyler Avenue, 95 North Tyler Avenue
Hogan Drive/City Center Area, Commercial Place behind WaWa
Circle Mobile Home Park, Front of Rental Office at 6029 Jefferson Avenue
Doris Miller Community Center, 2814 Wickham Avenue
Marshall Courts Recreation Center, 3301 Marshall Avenue
Ivy Baptist Church, 50 Maple Avenue
Todd Stadium, 12465 Warwick Boulevard
Courthouse Way Community Center, 14302 Old Courthouse Way
Kate’s Trace Apartment community, 600 Kate’s Trace Circle near the cul-de-sac
James River Flats apartment community, 400 Shelter Circle near the rental office
Discovery STEM Academy, 1712 Chestnut Avenue
Norfolk
Families can pick up the meals in “grab-n-go” bags beginning Tuesday, March 17 from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The meal will include lunch and one breakfast for the next day. The meal bags will contain multiple meals to cover Tuesdays and Thursdays as well as the weekends. Beginning May 11, there will be five more meal distribution sites and three locations for school bus deliveries.
Azalea Gardens Middle School, 7721 Azalea Garden Road
Booker T. Washington High School, 1111 Park Avenue
Camp Allen Elementary School, 501 C Street
Coleman Place Elementary School, 2445 Palmyra Street
James Monroe Elementary School, 520 West 29th Street
Lake Taylor High School, 1380 Kempsville Road
Norview Elementary School, 6401 Chesapeake Boulevard
Oceanair Elementary School, 600 Dudley Avenue
P.B. Young, 543 E. Olney Road
Southside STEM Academy at Campostella, 1106 Campostella Road
St. Helena Elementary, 903 South Main Street
Suburban Park Elementary, 310 Thole Street
Beginning May 11, meals will be available at the following sites:
Crossroads School, 8021 Old Ocean View Road
Little Creek Primary, 7901 Nancy Drive
Ocean View Elementary, 350 W. Government Avenue
Tanners Creek Elementary, 1335 Longdale Drive
Tidewater Park Elementary, 1045 E. Brambleton Avenue
Starting March 19, NPS will deliver meals by buses to three sites on weekdays:
Titustown Recreation Center, 7545 Diven St. (11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.)
Huntersville Community Center, 830 Goff St. (noon to 12:30 p.m.)
Grandy Village Recreation Center, 3017 Kimball Terrace (1 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.)
Portsmouth
Between 10 a.m. and noon Monday through Friday, any child can receive a bagged breakfast and lunch to-go at the following locations:
I.C. Norcom High School, 1801 London Blvd.
Wilson High School, 1401 Elmhurst Lane
Between 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. on weekdays, the district will distribute breakfast and lunch at the following sites:
Churchland Elementary School, 5601 Michael Lane
Churchland High School, 4301 Cedar Lane
Churchland Primary School, 5700 Hedgerow Lane
Cradock Middle School, 21 Alden Ave.
John Tyler Elementary School, 3649 Hartford St.
Waters Middle School, 600 Roosevelt Blvd.
Children must be physically present to receive meals.
Between noon and 2 p.m. on weekdays, the city will serve lunch and dinner at the following sites:
Social Services Building, 1701 High St.
Neighborhood Facility Recreation Center, 900 Elm Ave.
Cavalier Manor Recreation Center, 404 Viking St.
J.E. Parker Recreation Center, 2430 Turnpike Road
Cradock Recreation Center, 308 Allen Rd.
Grace Christian Church, 3709 Elliott Ave.
Noble Street Baptist Church, 100 Noble St.
Grove Church, 5910 W. Norfolk Road
St. John Baptist Church, 2200 Effingham St.
The city and school district are partnering with the Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority to distribute at Hamilton Place, Seaboard Square, Dale Homes and Hope Village from noon to 2 p.m. each day. The Department of Social Services is distributing meals in the Swanson Homes and London Oaks housing complexes each day. For additional information, call 757-393-8481.
Southampton County
The district is providing drive-thru meal service for students. They’ll provide three days worth of breakfasts and lunches to students on Monday and Thursday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Riverdale Elementary School, 31023 Camp Pkwy. The district asks families who plan to pick up a meal let them know in advance by calling 757-352-8951 or 757-556-4890 or by contacting your child’s principal.
Suffolk
The district will provide bagged meals that include breakfast and lunch available to students at King’s Fork High School from 9 a.m. to noon on weekdays. Students must be present to receive food. The district will also be distributing food along the following routes:
Route 1, Bus 121: Temple Bethel Entrance (9 a.m. to 9:15 a.m.), Plummer Boulevard and Skinner Boulevard (9:30 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.), Bullock Mobile Park (10 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.)
Route 2, Bus 414: Townpoint and Pughsville Road (9 a.m. to 9:15 a.m.), 600 Old College Drive (9:30 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.), Col. Fred Cherry Middle School (10 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.)
Route 3, Bus 478: Chuckatuck Square (9 a.m. to 9:15 a.m.), YMCA Godwin Boulevard (9:30 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.), King’s Landing (10 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.)
Route 4, Bus 495: Elephant’s Fork Elementary (9 a.m. to 9:15 a.m.), Pruden Center (9:30 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.), Saratoga Park (10 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.), Lakeside Park (10:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.)
Route 5, Bus 425: Library parking lot, West Washington Street (9 a.m. to 9:15 a.m.), Peanut Park (9:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.), Colander Bishop (11 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.), Corner of Finney and Holladay Street (11:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.)
Route 6, Bus 99: Kilby Shores Elementary (9 a.m. to 9:15 a.m.), Suffolk Station (9:30 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.), Nancy Drive at Autumn Ridge and Lynnhill (10 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.)
Route 7, Bus 411: Hoffler Apartments (9 a.m. to 9:15 a.m.), Booker T. Washington School (9:30 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.), Hollywood Community Center Pool (10 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.), Lake Kennedy Park (10:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.), 6th Street Suffolk Recreation Center (11 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.)
Route 8, Bus 14: Pughsville (9 a.m. to 9:15 a.m.), Creekside Elementary (9:30 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.), Bullock Mobile Park (10 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.)
Route 9, Bus 115: Pioneer (9 a.m. to 9:15 a.m.), Holland Community Center (9:30 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.), J&L Tack Shop (10 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.), Holland Ballfield (11 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.)
Route 10, Bus 408: Lake Kennedy Park (9 a.m. to 9:15 a.m.), Nansemond River High (9:30 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.)
Route 11, Bus 120: Wilson Pines (9 a.m. to 9:15 a.m.), Heritage Acres (9:30 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.), Magnolia Lakes (10 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.)
Virginia Beach
The district will offer to-go meals on weekdays starting Tuesday, March 17 from 9 a.m. to noon at the following schools:
Arrowhead Elementary, 5549 Susquehanna Drive
Bayside 6th Grade Campus, 4722 Jericho Road
Bayside Elementary, 5649 Bayside Road
Bayside High, 4960 Haygood Road
Bayside Middle, 965 Newtown Road
Birdneck Elementary, 957 S. Birdneck Road
Brandon Middle, 1700 Pope St.
Brookwood Elementary, 601 S. Lynnhaven Road
College Park Elementary, 1110 Bennington Road
Cooke Elementary, 1501 Mediterranean Ave.
Corporate Landing Middle, 1597 Corporate Landing Pkwy
Green Run Elementary, 1200 Green Garden Circle
Green Run High, 1700 Dahlia Drive
Holland Elementary, 3320 Holland Road
Kempsville Meadows Elementary, 736 Edwin Drive
King’s Grant Elementary, 612 N. Lynnhaven Road
Larkspur Middle, 4696 Princess Anne Road
Luxford Elementary, 4808 Haygood Road
Lynnhaven Elementary, 210 Dillon Drive
Lynnhaven Middle, 1250 Bayne Drive
Malibu Elementary, 3632 Edinburgh Drive
Newtown Elementary, 5277 Learning Circle
Parkway Elementary, 4180 O Hare Drive
Pembroke Meadows Elementary, 820 Cathedral Drive
Plaza Middle, 3080 S. Lynnhaven Road
Point O’View Elementary, 5400 Parliament Drive
Renaissance Academy, 5100 Cleveland St.
Rosemont Elementary, 1257 Rosemont Road
Seatack Elementary, 912 S. Birdneck Road
Shelton Park Elementary, 1700 Shelton Road
Tallwood Elementary, 2025 Kempsville Road
Thalia Elementary, 421 Thalia Road
White Oaks Elementary, 960 Windsor Oaks Blvd.
Williams Elementary, 892 Newtown Road
Windsor Oaks Elementary, 3800 Van Buren Drive
Windsor Woods Elementary, 233 Presidential Blvd.
Woodstock Elementary, 6016 Providence Road
The district will also offer meals at these off-site locations:
Atlantis Apartments, 999 Atlantis Drive
Friendship Apartments, 1235 Friendship Square
Lake Edwards Enoch Baptist Church, 5641 Herbert Moore Road
Campus East Ebenezer Baptist Church, 965 Baker Road
Level Green Community Park
Williamsburg-James City County
The district’s making two days’ worth of grab and go breakfasts and lunches available from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The Williamsburg Area Transit Authority is providing free rides to and from those locations:
James River Elementary School, 8901 Pocahontas Trail (WATA Route 1)
James Blair Middle School, 101 Longhill Road (WATA Route 2 and Route 5)
Toano Middle School, 7817 Richmond Road (WATA Route 9)
Warhill High School, 4615 Opportunity Way (WATA Route 4)
York County
The district will provide to-go bags with food for multiple days to any students in need. Bags can be picked up on Mondays between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. at the following locations:
Magruder Elementary School, 700 Penniman Road
Tabb High School, 4431 Big Bethel Road
York High School, 9300 George Washington Memorial Hwy.
Poquoson
Multiple days of breakfast and lunch are distributed on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at the following locations and times:
11 a.m. QuickMart located on Wythe Creek Road
11:30 a.m. Poquoson Place Apartments on Charles Parish Road
12 p.m. Poquoson Avenue across from Trinity Church
11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Poquoson Elementary School
Peninsula
The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Virginia Peninsula are providing dinners for youth under 18 that can be picked up and taken home, and report that they are expecting an increase in demand from last week’s daily average distribution of 350 dinners a day.
The meals can be picked up between 3 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. on Mondays through Fridays at eight Hampton and Newport News clubs, and youth do not need to be members to get a dinner.
The clubs are distributing them as part of their Eat SMART program, an initiative they run through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Summer Food Service Programs.
The meals are available at these clubs:
Aqueduct, 13244 Aqueduct Dr, Newport News, VA 23602
Citizens, 1815 Shell Rd, Hampton, VA 23661
Crossroads Village, 12749 Nettles Dr, Newport News 23601
Greater Hampton Roads, 629 Hampton Ave, Newport News, 23607
Marshall Courts, 3301 Marshall Ave, Newport News, VA 23607
Peninsula, 429 Thorncliff Dr, Newport News, 23608
Pinedale Manor, 705 Adams Dr, Newport News, VA 23601
Tyler Avenue, 95 N. Tyler Ave, Newport News, 23601
Businesses offering free meals to children
Zeros Subs at the Oceanfront, 632 Virginia Beach Blvd. Free bagged lunches (ham and cheese, fruit roll up and chips) on weekdays from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. One per day per child.
Mango Mangeaux in Hampton, 33 Melten St. E. Orange bag lunches for students K-12 from noon to 2 p.m. weekdays through March 20.
District 41 Sports Bar in Newport News, 605 Pilot House Drive, will provide free meals to students from Tuesday until March 20 from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Mel’s Place in Virginia Beach, 5020 Ferrell Pkwy, will have free bagged lunches for children for pick-up from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Sara Gregory, 757-469-7484, sara.gregory@pilotonline.com
