Local schools continue to hand out free meals

Any child 18 years and younger can get free lunch and breakfast.

LOCAL SCHOOLSSTARTED OFFERINGFREE MEALS TOCHILDREN.NOW, SIX MONTHSLATER -- THEY'RESTILL GIVING OUTFREE LUNCH ANDBREAKFAST EVERYDAY.N-B-C 26'S JENNABREE SHOWS US HOWTHEY CONTINUE TOSERVE THEIRSTUDENTS."It's been such a difficulttime for people to just dealwith everything that'sgoing on right now.

Wejust want to take this oneworry away from them ifwe can."NUTRITIONCOORDINATORKAITLIN TAURIAINEN (SAYS DOZENS OFFAMILIES STILL COMETO ASHWAUBENONHIGH SCHOOL TO PICKUP MEALS EVERYDAY..."We're hoping to relievesome stress for thefamilies and just makesure that everybody whoneeds the food is gettingfed."TAURIAINEN SAYS THEU-S-D-A HAS ALLOWEDTHEM TO MAKE SURENO CHILD GOESHUNGRY --EXTENDING THEPROGRAM UNTIL THEEND OF DECEMBER."We've had some successstories of people thatmaybe weren't able to eatvery much food beforestart eating again, so it'sbeen really great to seehow we're making apositive impact on thecommunity.""FAMILIES PICK UPMEALS DIRECTLY FROMSCHOOLS.

BUT EVEN IFA CHILD ISN'TENROLLED IN ASCHOOL DISTRICT --THEY CAN STILL GETFREE MEALS.

IT'SAVAILABLE TO ANYONEUNDER 18.""We know kids are hungryand we got to feed them."GREEN BAY SCHOOLBOARD VICEPRESIDENT KRISTINASHELTON SAYSTHEY'RE TRYING TOMAKE THE MEALSMORE ACCESSIBLE TOEVERYONE."That is an issue with a lotof families: getting to theschools to pick up themeals right,transportation."AND THEY'RESTARTING TO THINKOF CREATIVE WAYSTO GET MEALS TOFAMILIES --ESPECIALLY FORWHEN WINTERBEGINS.IN GREEN BAY, JENNABREE, N-B-C 26.THANK YOU JENNA.YOU CAN FIND AFULL LIST OFSCHOOLS AND TIMESFOR MEAL PICK UP ONOUR WEB SITE -- N-B-C26 DOT COM.A LOCAL COMPANYAND THE VETERANS