How Students Can Get Meals While Schools Are Closed
Find out where and when students in your community can get needed meals
With schools closed phyiscally, food insecurity among our impoverished students is a real concern. Thankfully, school systems are stepping up to provide meals for students who need them. Below are links by jurisdiction of where and when meals are available.
Note that this list is current as of October 21. If you are aware of changes to the below information, please email us at [email protected] so we can keep this listing current.
- Anne Arundel: 119 school-based and mobile meal sites
- Allegany: 21 school-based sites
- Baltimore City: 87 school-based sites
- Baltimore County: 49 school-based sites, Monday and Wednesday 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., 271 mobile meal sites
- Calvert County: Beginning Wednesday, September 2, grab ‘n go meal service will be offered from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at 5 locations
- Caroline County: CCPS Food Services will continue providing free breakfast and lunch to Caroline County children ages 2–18
- Carroll County: Available at the nearest CCPS school with the exception of Carroll Springs School, Gateway/ Crossroads, Carroll County Career and Tech.
- Cecil County: 22 bus sites across the county
- Charles County: 17 school-based sites, 3 mobile meal sites
- Dorchester County: The summer meal program ended July 30.
- Frederick County: 38 school-based sites
- Garrett County: 50 sites across the county
- Harford County: 38 sites across the county
- Howard County: 77 school-based sites
- Kent County: 16 school- and community-based sites
- Montgomery County: 78 school-based sites and 12 bus sites
- Prince George’s County: Meals will be distributed Monday and Wednesday between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. at designated community locations for students who live at least 1.5 miles from the nearest school
- Queen Anne’s County: 5 school-based sites
- Somerset County: 9 school-based sites. All students for at least the first four weeks of the school year, and students remaining in the remote learning mode after in-person students are phased in, may pick up a breakfast/lunch meal bundle curbside at their school daily from 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.
- St. Mary’s County: Meals will be offered at all locations for pick-up during the hours of 11:00 a.m.- 1:00 p.m.
- Talbot County: Students who are on-site will be provided breakfast and lunch while at school, and they will have the option to take home a breakfast and lunch at dismissal on Tuesdays to provide them meals for their Wednesdays at home. Meal distribution for students learning virtually and siblings will take place shortly after their school dismissal time on Tuesdays and Fridays. Meal distribution at 8 locations.
- Washington County: 22 school- and community-based sites
- Wicomico County: 17 school- and community-based sites
- Worcester County: 32 school- and community-based sites
Thank you to all the food service, nutrition, and school system staff who are helping to make these critical services available to students across the state.