Due to extended school closures related to COVID-19,  school districts in the NWESD region are distributing meals to students in need. For the most up-to-date information, visit your school district’s website. Distribution plans vary by individual school district, listed below.

Anacortes SD

Breakfast and lunch will be provided to children 18 and under (and any child receiving special education services up to age 21) living on Fidalgo Island beginning on Tuesday, March 17. For more information about what will be provided please visit: http://asd103.org/cms/One.aspx?portalId=263910&pageId=23580547

Arlington SD

Bus drivers will transport Child Nutrition staff to the various locations with breakfast and lunch grab-and-go bags for students. Students will be able to pick up their meals at different stops that are closest to their neighborhoods from 9:45 am to 11:45 am. For locations and more information meal services visit: https://www.asd.wednet.edu/

Bellingham SD

Beginning Monday, March 23rd, Bellingham Public Schools will be offering free meals to help students and families who may struggle with food security when schools are closed. Each student will receive two meals: lunch for the day and breakfast for the following day. For more information visit:https://bellinghamschools.org/families/health-services/monitoring-communicable-diseases/

Blaine SD

Starting Wednesday, March 18, grab-and-go meals will be available for pick up between 11:00 am and noon at the Blaine High School campus, with a drive through option. For more information regarding meals visit: https://www.blainesd.org/article/212975?org=blaine-school-district

Burlington-Edison SD

Burlington-Edison School District Food Service will be providing Breakfast and Lunch during the school closure duration. Starting March 18, we will be providing grab-and-go Breakfast and Lunch meals to ALL students, children 18 and under . For locations and time please visit: https://www.be.wednet.edu/emergency-information/covid-19

Concrete SD

Starting Wednesday, March 18, we will distribute breakfast and lunch to students using our regular bus routes. Although we are using our bus routes, the delivery vehicle may be one of our other school vehicles (suburban, small bus, or car). These times will be adjusted as we better figure this process out. For updated schedule and times please visit: https://www.concrete.k12.wa.us/

Conway SD

Conway School is now offering food services to all children 18 and under during the school closure. This includes high school students who reside in Conway School District. For more information on schedules and times visit: https://www.smore.com/d4jt0-request-for-food-service .

Coupeville SD

Monday March 23 lunches deliveries will begin for all children 18 and under to all bus stops in our school district. Because of federal regulation the free lunch can only be provided to a child if they are present when we deliver. If you want lunch for someone who is not at the bus stop it will cost $5.00. We will continue to offer curbside lunch in the high school parking lot Monday through Friday 10:00 am – 11:00 am. For more information visit: http://www.coupeville.k12.wa.us/ .

Darrington SD

To combat food insecurity, we will continue to provide grab-and-go breakfast and lunch service to any youth in need (through age 18) weekdays throughout the closure. Meals are available outside the cafeteria weekdays from 11:30am – 12:30pm. Adult meals are not available at this time. For more information visit: https://www.darringtonschools.org/

Edmonds SD

The Food and Nutrition Department plans to continue to provide meals to all children during school closures. Any child can go to any location. Children 18 and under can pick up free breakfast and lunch packaged together. Please help us maintain social distancing by taking your food home for later. No paperwork is needed. In addition, adults can purchase a meal for $5. If you have a barrier to access meals please contact the family support team. For more information on food services and meal delivery, visit: https://www.edmonds.wednet.edu/families/family_support/grab_and_go_meals .

Everett SD

We are committed to providing access to the nutrition Everett Public students need during an extended emergency district wide closure. We will be offering meals for pick up at a total of 23 school sites and at least 5 apartment complexes. For information on times and locations of pick up sites visit: https://www.everettsd.org/Page/31175 .

Ferndale SD

The Ferndale School District is announcing food distribution per Governor Inslee and Superintendent Reykdal’s request that schools continue nutritional services during this unprecedented school closure. Information has been distributed directly to families through email, phone call, social media and the Ferndale School District website: https://www.ferndalesd.org/news/1677221/ferndale-school-district-announces-meal-distribution-beginning-on-march-20-2020 .

Granite Falls SD

Bus drivers and additional staff will be riding the bus to select pick-up and drop-off locations to deliver meals to students. Persons will need to be at each site at the time listed in order to receive a combo breakfast and lunch meal. Students do not need to be present to receive the meal. For pick-up locations and times visit: https://www.gfalls.wednet.edu/news/what_s_new/meal_deliveries .

Index SD

We will be making lunches available on Thursdays for families to have for this extended time frame, for more information visit: https://indexschooldistrict.net/ .

La Conner SD

We will be providing 2 meals for pick-up beginning Tuesday, March 17. You can drive through at the MS/HS or elementary between 10:00 am-12:30 pm and pick up. This is available at no cost to all La Conner schools students, including McKinney-Vento students who live in our communities. For more information visit: https://www.lcsd.wednet.edu/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=1&ModuleInstanceID=327&ViewID=6446EE88-D30C-497E-9316-3F8874B3E108&RenderLoc=0&FlexDataID=7890&PageID=1

Lake Stevens SD

Free grab-and-go meals for any person 18 years or younger and persons 19-21 years of age with a physical or mental disability, as defined by the State between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. beginning Monday, March 16 at the following locations:

Lake Stevens Middle School, 1031 91st Ave SE

North Lake Middle School, 2202 123rd Ave NE

For more information, please contact foodservices@lkstevens.wednet.edu or call the Nutrition Services office at 425-335-1561.

Lakewood SD

“Meals on the Bus!” Beginning Tuesday, March 17, Lakewood SD will be delivering packaged breakfast and lunch to designated bus stops in the district for students to access during our time of school closures. For dates and times visit: https://www.lwsd.wednet.edu/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=4&ModuleInstanceID=120&ViewID=6446EE88-D30C-497E-9316-3F8874B3E108&RenderLoc=0&FlexDataID=2461&PageID=1 .

Lopez Island SD

School lunches during school closure will be an opt-in program offering a free breakfast and lunch to any student that is 18 and under and enrolled in Lopez Island SD. For forms and more information please visit: https://www.lopezislandschool.org/news/what_s_new/school_lunch_delivery_during_school_closure .

Lummi Nation School

Free breakfast and lunch for any child 18 years and under each week Monday through Friday. For the official flyer visit: http://www.lummi-k12.org/images/Flyer-for-Food-Distribution-at-LNS_031520_2.jpg .

Lynden SD

The Lynden School District is committed to providing access to the nutrition students need during the extended school closure. We will be offering meals for pick up at four school sites: Fisher Elementary, Isom Elementary, Bernice Vossbeck Elementary and Lynden Middle School. Meals will be free for children 18 and under  (they do not need to be a student). Meal pick-up service is scheduled to begin Thursday, March 19. For more information visit: https://lynden.wednet.edu/news/what_s_new/meal_pick-up_available_during_school_closure .

Marysville SD

Meals will be provided at each neighborhood school site from 10:30 am – 12:30 pm beginning March, 16. For more information visit: https://www.msd25.org/ .

Monroe SD

Meals are free to any Monroe area child beginning Monday, March 16 through the mandated school closure. All children are welcome to pick up a grab and go meal Monday through Friday from 11:30 am – 1:30 pm, which includes a lunch and breakfast for the following morning, at one of our five elementary school sites. Registration is not required and no names are written down. A child does not need to attend school at the distribution location to get meals, but children must be present to receive a meal. For more information visit: https://www.monroe.wednet.edu/departments/health-services/coronavirus/meals-for-students .

Meridian SD

Starting tomorrow, Wednesday, March 18, the Meridian School District will have multiple options for delivering food to our families for children 18 and younger. Meridian Middle School will continue to be open for food pick up from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm. In addition to food pick-up at Meridian Middle School, our transportation department will also deliver areas within our district. For locations and more information visit: https://www.meridian.wednet.edu/blog/2020/03/17/food-delivery-plan/ .

Mount Baker SD

“Reverse the Baker Bus” will continue to deliver multiple meals at bus stops each Tuesday and Friday. I am truly grateful for our amazing child nutrition and transportation departments for making this happen. Even though spring break is scheduled for April 6-10, we will provide meals that week. Anyone 18 and under can access these meals whether they are enrolled in Mount Baker School District or not. For information and guidelines visit: https://www.mtbaker.wednet.edu/ .

Mukilteo SD

Starting Monday, March 16, free “to go” meals will be available for any child at several sites throughout our district. Meals will include breakfast and lunch and will be available 11:30 am to 1:00 pm Mondays through Fridays throughout the district closure. For meal sites and more information visit: https://www.mukilteoschools.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=8&ModuleInstanceID=7075&ViewID=6446EE88-D30C-497E-9316-3F8874B3E108&RenderLoc=0&FlexDataID=37186&PageID=9 .

Nooksack Valley SD

With a Thursday, March 19, launch, NV Schools, in partnership with the community nonprofit Open Hands, started a free drive-through grab-and-go style meal offering weekdays at four school buildings. In the first day of operation, almost 700 meals were served.  The daily offering runs from 11 am to noon at Sumas, Nooksack and Everson elementary schools and also Nooksack Valley Middle School. The free service is open to any student within the district and they can simply come to the outside stations to pick up a meal. For more information visit: https://www.nv.k12.wa.us/ .

Oak Harbor SD

Starting Tuesday, March 17, we will distribute meals to students at three different school locations. Meals are free to every Oak Harbor Public Schools student and registration or sign-up is not required. All meals come in a grab-and-go bag and students may pick up both breakfast and lunch at the same time. This process will be evaluated and modifications and changes to the distribution of breakfasts and lunches may change. If changes are made, appropriate communication will be made to our families. Students with allergens should notify staff upon arrival at the site. Special orders will be pre-made for these individuals. For more information visit: https://www.ohsd.net/Page/7919 .

Orcas Island SD

Critical services will continue, those include nutrition for children on free and reduced meals and resources for students experiencing homelessness who heavily depend on our school for services. For more information visit: http://orcasislandschools.org/corona_virus_information .

San Juan Island SD

Beginning Friday, March 20th, the San Juan Island School District will provide a Grab and Go breakfast and lunch for any child living on San Juan Island between the ages 18 and under at no cost. For more information visit: https://www.sjisd.wednet.edu/site/Default.aspx?PageID=2221 .

Sedro-Woolley SD

Grab-and-go breakfast and lunch combo meals will be available to all children, 18 and younger, starting Thursday, March 19. No forms or registration are required. Those 18 and under can drop by to pick up breakfast and lunch. For more information visit: https://www.swsd.k12.wa.us/domain/858 .

Shaw Island SD

Visit https://www.shawislandschool.org/ for updated information.

Snohomish SD

Beginning Monday, March 23, Kid’s Cafe meals will be delivered using district buses/vehicles along bus routes. Visit: https://www.sno.wednet.edu/site/Default.aspx?PageID=4404 , for information on locations and times.

South Whidbey SD

Monday through Friday, the meals will be prepared at the South Whidbey High School kitchen with curbside pick up between 11:00 am and 1:00 pm.  The pick up location will be in the SWHS parking lot, at the kitchen’s back door. Staff will be out there to hand the “grab and go” meals to families.  Please note, federal regulations require children to be present in order to receive a free meal. We recognize this may be a hardship and apologize for this inconvenience. For more options and information visit: https://www.sw.wednet.edu/families/health_services/corona_virus___c_o_v_i_d_19_

Stanwood-Camano SD

KIDZ EAT will continue distribution of meals at all four school meal locations and community sites. For locations and times visit:

School District Food Program Flyer:
http://stanwood.ss19.sharpschool.com/UserFiles/Servers/Server_588437/File/news/FOOD%20PROGRAM/FLYER-FOOD%20PROGRAM-C.pdf

Food Bank Flyer:
https://www.stanwood.wednet.edu/UserFiles/Servers/Server_588437/File/news/FOOD%20PROGRAM/KidzEat_Food%20Bank%20Poster.pdf

Sultan SD

Beginning Tuesday, March 17, Sultan School District will implement a Child Nutrition Plan. For details visit: https://sultanschools.org/cms/one.aspx?portalId=6753986&pageId=7539960.