In school districts of all sizes, staff acted quickly to use their resources and work with community organizations and local businesses to ensure students who normally received meals at school would continue to have them at home.

Teachers, education assistants, administrators and school support staff are putting together weekly grocery hampers for families, delivering food boxes and bagged lunches to homes and setting up designated hubs for meal pick-up. Some school districts are also providing grocery store gift cards and vouchers, while others have formed partnerships with caterers, non-profits, restaurants, local businesses and food banks to support vulnerable families. More than 16,000 families are receiving these services throughout the province.

“So many people are stepping up to make sure students are getting nutritious meals at home,” Education Minister Rob Fleming said. “This important work is giving vulnerable families throughout the province the support they need to help their children thrive away from the traditional classroom setting.”

School districts from every corner of the province are developing their own unique plans to meet the needs of their communities.

Source: Government of BC

When the local School District was asked to elaborate:

A full report on this subject along with the other MOE initiatives and principles is being developed for trustees with up to date numbers for the district and will be forwarded when complete.

Rob Zandee
Chair, Board of Trustees
School District 53