Owensboro Offering Free Lunches

Owensboro Offering Free Lunches

As the coronavirus closes restaurants and empties store shelves?

It's also forcing thousand of kids out of the classroom.

44news' andrew garcia shows us how one community is still taking care of our youngest generations.

Andrew?

With the coronavirus pandemic forcing students out of the classroom..

That left a question of what was to happen to students that depended on school meals... luckily..

On community is doing its part to helps those students and parents that may be struggling with these unique circumstance s.

Owensboro public schools are using this time?

To provide free breakfast and lunches to anyone under 18 who lives in the district.

The school district realizing parents may be struggling to find childcare or even feed their children at this time due to the unexpected closures.

But they say?

Helping out the community always is a great feeling?and helps take a burden off parents backs.

"this is great its fun seeing the students that i have at my school outside in their home environment so its nice seeing their smiles when they come up to get a bag."

Meals will be served monday through friday until april 3rd.

With breakfast being served from eight fifteen to ten?

Oh five..

Lunch will be served from 11 to one twenty in the afternoon.

But meals will be served at certain locations to prevent the spreading of the virus.

Be sure to visit our website for a list of locations where you can pick up free meals at weev.com andrew garcia 44news.