Buses to deliver meals to Palm Beach County students in need this school year

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, so does the need for food.

YEAR MAY BE STARTING OUTVIRTUALLY, BUT THE DISTRICTHAS A PLAN TO KEEP THE SCHOOLBUSES MOVING AND STUDENTS FED.WPTV NEWS CHANNEL FIVESSABIRAH RAYFORD SHOWS YOU HOWTHE DISTRICT IS TESTING OUT ANEW WAY TO HELP FEED CHILDRENWHO DEPEND ON SCHOOL MEALS.WE“WORKING CRAZY HOURS AND ALSOBEING A TEACHER NOW (LAUGHS)ON THE SIDE” THE COVID-19PANDEMIC HAS TURNED MANY LIVESAND ROUTINES UPSIDE DOWN.“THEBUSSES CHANGING, THE TRAINCHANGING.

THE SCHEDULE WEREEVERY THIRTY MINUTES, EVERYTWENTY MINUTES DEPENDING WHEREYOU GOING, WHERE YOUFROM.

NOW NO MATTER WHERE YOUARE YOUWAIT TWO HOURS” AND AS THPALM BEACH COUNTY SCHOOLDISTRICT PREPARES TO STARTTHIS UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR OFFVIRTUALLY A BIG PART OF THEPLANNING INVOLVES FOOD.(00:04:18)“64 PERCENT OF THEFAMILIES ARE IN NEED OF SOMEMEAL BENEFIT” ALLISONMONBLEAU THE DIRECTOR OFSCHOOL FOOD SERVICES SAYSDURING THE DISTRICT'S SUMMERFEEDING PROGRAM AT ONE TIMETHEY WERE SERVING 20 THOUSANDSSTUDENTS PER DAY THAT SLOWEDONCE THE ECONOMY REOPENED.“PARENTS WERE GOING BACK ANDNOW THEY COULDNPICK UP THE MEALS” SO INADDITION TO THEIR FOOD PICK UPPROGRAM SCHOOL BUSSES WILLSOON USE THEIR REGULAR ROUTESTO DELIVER EITHER BREAKFASTAND LUNCH OR DINNER TO BUSSTOPS.

(00:06:07)“SO WE AREGOING TO BE PILOTING THIS ATFOUR SCHOOLS LATER INSEPTEMBER TO LOAD UP THE BUSWITH COOLERS FULL OF ALL THEMEAL KIT WETHE GRAB AND GO” MONBLEAUSAYS THE GOAL IS TO MAKE SURENO CHILD GOES HUNGRY DURINGTHIS PANDEMIC.“YOU REALLYHAVE TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVEGOOD NUTRITION AND YOUTHINKING ALL THE TIME ABOUTWHERE YOUR NEXT MEAL IS COMINGFROM” REPORTING IN PALM BEACHCOUNTY, SABIRAH RAYFORD, WPTVNEWS CHANNEL5.RIGHT NOW - IN PALM BEACHCOUNTY - MAIL- IN BALLOTS