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Free school meals delivered anywhere in school district three times a week

People don’t have to come to Lake City to take advantage of free meals distributed for people age 18 and under by the Lake City School District.

School buses are delivering meals to anywhere in the school district on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.

On Mondays and Wednesdays, children receive two lunches and two breakfasts. On Fridays they receive three lunches and three breakfasts, enough to last all weekend.
The school district is able to offer weekend meals because of a waiver it received, Supt. Erick Enger said.

Due to capacity limitations, people who pick up lunches at Lincoln High School Door 10 only receive one lunch and one breakfast per eligible child, Enger said.

He encouraged people who want weekend meals for eligible children to sign up for delivery by calling 651-345-2198 Ext. 5. Office hours are Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. People can call anytime and leave a message with the address, number and ages of children who need lunches. They can also email eenger@lake-city.k12.mn.us to sign up.

Enger emphasized that the meals are available to anyone age 18 and under in the district. There are no income restrictions or other eligibility criteria.

And people can still pick up meals at Lincoln High School Door 10 weekdays from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

He said the main reason the district began supplying weekend lunches and breakfasts was the suspension the Packing for the Weekend program that supplies weekend food for families in need has been discontinued for now.

“If we still had that I probably wouldn’t have jumped in there,” he said. “Knowing that (Packing for the Weekend) is down we just tried to fill” that need.

He estimates the number of meals provided by the district as of April 3 at over 11,000.

More information about Lake City Public Schools is available at lake-city.k12.mn.us.

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