PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) ─ Due to the closure of schools across Rhode Island and Massachusetts, free “Grab and Go” meals will be available for students, especially since many children depend on them.
The kids are their own tickets to the meal, according to Aramark’s Renee Bramble.
“People just need to drive up with the kids in the car,” said Bramble, a school catering employee in Cranston. “As many kids as you have in the car, we will give you the meal to anyone 18 and under.”
Bramble said no one will be required to show proof of residency or an ID.
In East Providence, Superintendent Kathryn Crowley said that in her 44 years in education, this kind of shutdown and contingency plan is unprecedented.
“We’re doing this by trial and error, to be honest,” she said. “But the first concern is the safety of our children, and making sure that our families have food.”
Bramble said schools can’t give adults meals on behalf of a child. The child must be present to receive a meal.
Providence schools are switching to a distribution twice a week on Tuesdays and Fridays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday food distribution will include three breakfast and three lunch packages. Friday food distribution will include four breakfast and four lunch packages.
Below is a list of all food sites available for school children in Rhode Island:
| LOCATION | ADDRESS | DATE | TIME | CITY/TOWN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colt Andrews School | 570 Hope St. | Monday – Friday | 9 a.m. – 11a.m. | Bristol |
| Central Falls High School | 24 Summer St. | Monday – Friday | Central Falls | |
| The Learning Community | 21 Lincoln Ave. | Monday – Friday | Central Falls | |
| Cranston High School East | 899 Park Ave. | Monday – Friday | 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. | Cranston |
| Edgewood Highlands Elementary School | 160 Pawtuxet Ave. | Monday – Friday | 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. | Cranston |
| George J. Peters Elementary School | 15 Mayberry St. | Monday – Friday | 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. | Cranston |
| Gladstone Elementary School | 50 Gladstone St. | Monday – Friday | 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. | Cranston |
| Hugh B. Bain Middle School | 135 Gansett Ave. | Monday – Friday | 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. | Cranston |
| Park View Middle School | 25 Park View Blvd. | Monday – Friday | 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. | Cranston |
| Carousel (Riverside) | 700 Bullocks Point Ave. | Monday – Friday | 8:30 – 9 a.m. | East Providence |
| Evergreen Apartments Entrance | 15 Evergreen Dr. | Monday – Friday | 8:30 – 9 a.m. | East Providence |
| Freedom Green Park (Rumford) | North Broadway | Monday – Friday | 9:15 – 9:45 a.m. | East Providence |
| Pierce Field Stadium Entrance | 201 Mercer St. | Monday – Friday | 9:15 – 9:45 a.m. | East Providence |
| J H Gaudet Middle School | 1113 Aquidneck Ave. | Monday – Friday | 9 – 10:30 a.m. | Middletown |
| Martin Luther King Center | 20 Dr. Marcus Wheatland Blvd. | Monday – Friday | Noon – 1 p.m. | Newport |
| Pell Elementary School | 35 Dexter St. | Monday – Friday | Noon – 1 p.m. | Newport |
| McGinn Park | 174 School St. | Monday – Friday | 12:15 – 1:15 p.m. | North Kingstown |
| Wilson Park | Roosevelt Ave | Monday – Friday | 11 a.m. – noon | North Kingstown |
| Baldwin Elementary School | 50 Whitman St. | Monday – Friday | 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. | Pawtucket |
| Curtis Elementary School | 582 Benefit St. | Monday – Friday | 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. | Pawtucket |
| Fallon Elementary School | 62 Lincoln Ave. | Monday – Friday | 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. | Pawtucket |
| Goff Middle School | 974 Newport Ave. | Monday – Friday | 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. | Pawtucket |
| International Charter School | 334 Pleasant St. | Monday – Friday | 8:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. | Pawtucket |
| Jenks Middle School | 350 Division St. | Monday – Friday | 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. | Pawtucket |
| Shea High School | 485 East Ave. | Monday – Friday | 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. | Pawtucket |
| Slater Middle School | 281 Mineral Spring Ave. | Monday – Friday | 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. | Pawtucket |
| Tolman High School | 150 Exchange St. | Monday – Friday | 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. | Pawtucket |
| Allan Shawn Feinstein Elementary School | 1420 Broad St. | Tuesday and Friday | 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. | Providence |
| D’Abate Elementary School | 60 Kossuth St. | Tuesday and Friday | 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. | Providence |
| DelSesto Middle School | 152 Springfield St. | Tuesday and Friday | 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. | Providence |
| E-Cubed Academy | 812 Branch Ave. | Tuesday and Friday | 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. | Providence |
| Gilbert Stuart Middle School | 188 Princeton St. | Tuesday and Friday | 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. | Providence |
| Hope High School | 324 Hope St. | Tuesday and Friday | 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. | Providence |
| Juanita Sanchez High School | 182 Thurbers Ave. | Tuesday and Friday | 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. | Providence |
| Mt. Pleasant High School | 434 Mt. Pleasant Ave. | Tuesday and Friday | 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. | Providence |
| Nathanael Greene Middle School | 721 Chalkstone Ave. | Tuesday and Friday | 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. | Providence |
| Reservoir Avenue Elementary School | 156 Reservoir Ave. | Tuesday and Friday | 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. | Providence |
| Vartan Gregorian Elementary School | 455 Wickenden St. | Tuesday and Friday | 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. | Providence |
| Providence Career and Technical Academy | 41 Fricker St. | Tuesday and Friday | 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. | Providence |
| Times2 Academy | 50 Filmore St. | Tuesday and Friday | 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. | Providence |
| Webster Avenue Elementary | 191 Webster Ave. | Tuesday and Friday | 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. | Providence |
| Hope & Main | 691 Main St. | Monday – Friday | 9 a.m. – 11a.m. | Warren |
| Kickemuit Middle School | 525 Child St. | Monday – Friday | 9 a.m. – 11a.m. | Warren |
| Toll Gate High School | 575 Centerville Rd. | Monday – Friday | 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. | Warwick |
| Pilgrim High School | 111 Pilgrim Pkwy. | Monday – Friday | 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. | Warwick |
| Oakland Beach Elementary School | 383 Oakland Beach Ave. | Monday – Friday | 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. | Warwick |
| Citizens Memorial Elementary School | 250 Winthrop St. | Monday – Friday | 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. | Woonsocket |
| Hamlet Middle School | 60 Florence Dr. | Monday – Friday | 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. | Woonsocket |
| Kevin K. Coleman Elementary School | 96 2nd Ave. | Monday – Friday | 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. | Woonsocket |
New sites may be added, so keep checking back for updates.
Below is a list of all food sites available for school children in Southeastern Massachusetts:
- The King Philip School District (Plainville, Wrentham, Norfolk), will host family food distributions on Monday and Thursday between 9-10 a.m. at the Jackson Elementary School in Plainville. The food is only available for the residents of three towns.
- North Attleboro schools will operate a drive-through “grab and go” style meal service starting Tuesday on weekdays at Community School for all district students. Meals will be available from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Breakfast and lunch will be served together for children under 18; no registration, ID, address or names are needed.
- The North Attleboro YMCA will hold family food distributions from 1-2 p.m. on Wednesday, March 18 and Wednesday, March 25 in the childcare building of its North Attleboro branch.
- New Bedford food services will provide “grab and go” meals starting on Tuesday. Breakfast and lunch will be free to all students K-12 from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday through Friday. Students will be able to take one lunch and one breakfast at Gomes, Campbell, Carney, Hay-Mac, Lincoln Keith and Roosevelt MS.
