After several weeks providing daily lunches to students at pick-up sites across the city, Topeka Unified School District 501 has announced it will end distribution of meals on Wednesday.
Grab-and-go meals provided by USD 501 in response to the closure of schools because of COVID-19 were available at 13 spots around town, as well as at 25 bus stops. Meals typically included a carton of milk and juice and food for breakfast and lunch.
A message distributed by the school district Monday evening said local food agencies and the school’s pantries would be the providers of food to students moving forward, thus terminating the lunch distribution program the district had in place. The message provided a list of sites where food is made available, most of them charitable organizations.
(Read more: Local – The Topeka Capital-Journal)
