ACPS Food and Nutrition Services Has Distributed One Million Meals to Children

By Amanda Roland
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In efforts to keep Alachua County healthy and safe, Alachua County Public Schools (ACPS) Food and Nutrition Services has been distributing meals around the community during the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, the team passed a milestone by distributing over one million meals to children.

“Today’s total reached 1,019,122,” said Jackie Johnson, PIO for ACPS. “The food service team, with help from our Transportation Department, is providing lunch and breakfast (including meals for the weekend), at 78 sites throughout Alachua County, snacks and suppers at 27 sites, and weekly bags of produce at 10 sites.”

This service has been great for the Alachua County community during this time of crisis. To view the meal distribution locations, click here.

 

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