4.4 APS Partner, Atlanta Community Food Bank, Will Continue to Provide Food to Families When APS is Closed for Spring Break (April 6-10)

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                      

April 4, 2020

APS Partner, Atlanta Community Food Bank, Will Continue to Provide Food to Families When APS is Closed for Spring Break (April 6-10)

Families Should Text findfood to 888-976-2232/For Spanish text “comida” to the Same Number

(ATLANTA) APS Partner, the Atlanta Community Food Bank, will continue to provide food to families when APS is closed for Spring Break, April 6-10. Any families not served today at the five APS food distribution sites should contact the Atlanta Community Food Bank at www.acfb.org or, for English, text (the phrase only) "findfood" to 888-976-2232 and, for Spanish, text (the word only) "comida" to the same number, 888-976-2232. Families will need to enter their zip code when prompted on the website or when they text, and they be provided with a list of organizations in their area that are providing food.

“We are so grateful to the Atlanta Community Food Bank and all of our partners for stepping up and helping our families with food distribution these past three weeks,” said APS Superintendent Dr. Meria Carstarphen. “Our families depend on APS, and it's incredibly important to have a partner like the Atlanta Community Food Bank that is committed to feeding our families throughout the District's closure and beyond.”

Beginning Monday, April 13, APS food distribution will be once a week on Mondays. Students will be provided with five breakfast and five lunch meals each Monday. Student breakfast and lunch meals will be available along with bus delivery service at all 10 sites listed below. In addition, a bag of weekly groceries will be available at five sites only. Service will be available each Monday from 10 a.m. to Noon via drive thru or walk up, while supplies last:   

  • Bunche Middle School – 1925 Niskey Lake Road, SW
    • Five student breakfast and lunch meals and a bag of weekly groceries available along with  bus delivery
  • Cleveland Avenue Elementary School – 2672 Old Hapeville Road, SW
    • Five student breakfast and lunch meals and ​a bag of weekly groceries available along with bus delivery
  • Douglass High School - 225 Hamilton E Holmes Dr., NW
    • Five student breakfast and lunch meals and ​a bag of weekly groceries available along with bus delivery
  • Phoenix Academy (formerly Alonzo Crim High School) - 256 Clifton St., SE
    • Five student breakfast and lunch meals and ​a bag of weekly groceries available along with bus delivery
  • Sylvan Hills Middle School - 1461 Sylvan Road, SW
    • Five student breakfast and lunch meals and ​a bag of weekly grocery ​available along with bus delivery
  • Booker T. Washington High School - 45 Whitehouse Drive, SW
    • Five student breakfast and lunch meals available along with bus delivery
  • Hope-Hill Elementary School - 112 Boulevard, NE
    • Five student breakfast and lunch meals available along with bus delivery
  • King Middle School - 545 Hill Street, SE
    • Five student breakfast and lunch meals available along with bus delivery
  • Thomasville Heights Elementary School - 1820 Henry Thomas Drive, SE
    • Five student breakfast and lunch meals available along with bus delivery
  • Young Middle School - 3116 Benjamin E Mays Drive, SW
    • Five student breakfast and lunch meals available along with bus delivery  

APS bus delivery is available on middle school bus routes in these clusters: Carver, Douglass, Jackson, Mays, South Atlanta, Therrell, and Washington. Children do not have to be present to receive a meal. Families are encouraged to pull up at these locations for drive-thru service.

Also, the Atlanta Community Food Bank has more than 50 sites for food distribution. (​APS does not manage the hours or service at these food distribution sites. Families should contact the food distribution sites directly for information about their hours, service, and any other requirements for food). ​Click here to see the full list​ of food distribution sites through the Atlanta Community Food Bank.

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