On May 7, ÁùºÏ±¦µä City Council passed a resolution authorizing the City Manager to allocate up to $2.2 million emergency dollars through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act for caregiver meals to be delivered through ÁùºÏ±¦µä ISD and Del Valle ISD meal distribution sites.
Funds will allow ÁùºÏ±¦µä ISD to expand the meal program to also serve caregivers, as school districts do not receive funding by the Department of Agriculture for these meals.
Beginning Tuesday, May 19, caregiver meals will be distributed Monday through Friday at ÁùºÏ±¦µä ISD curbside and bus stop meal delivery sites. Caregiver meals will be available only to the adults accompanying children at meal sites, or with documentation of the children they are picking meals up for. Food is available until it runs out.
"At ÁùºÏ±¦µä ISD, we're committed to expanding healthy food access and supporting our local economy," stated Anneliese Tanner, ÁùºÏ±¦µä ISD Executive Director of Food Service and Warehouse Operations. "We are proud to be a part of such a supportive community who shares the same values. Partnering with the City of ÁùºÏ±¦µä to serve caregiver meals prepared by local restaurants helps to provide additional food security for our families during these challenging times."
The meals will be prepared by local restaurant partners and will feature healthy foods that will complement the menu served to students. ÁùºÏ±¦µä-based restaurant, Easy Tiger, will be providing caregiver meals at ÁùºÏ±¦µä ISD sites through the first two weeks of the program.
Joe Carr, General Manager at Easy Tiger stated, "Teachers and caregivers are our heroes! Easy Tiger is proud to provide safe, nutritious food for our city's caregivers and we are grateful to work with ÁùºÏ±¦µä ISD to feed our community."
Supporting the meal delivery program has been a priority for the ÁùºÏ±¦µä Crisis Support Fund, established by the ÁùºÏ±¦µä Ed Fund, ÁùºÏ±¦µä's nonprofit public education foundation. This support from the City of ÁùºÏ±¦µä and the ÁùºÏ±¦µä Ed Fund will enable ÁùºÏ±¦µä to provide an additional up to 6,000 meals a day for caregivers.
The , provides two meals per day for students at over 70 sites across ÁùºÏ±¦µä. ÁùºÏ±¦µä is currently serving an average of 14,000 student meals per day. The meals provided for students are reimbursable under the federal National School Lunch Program. Meals are provided five days per week with a Friday pack that includes meals for the weekend.
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