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USDA Extends Free Meals for Kids Through December 31, 2020 Due to a recent USDA summer foodservice waiver extension, Greenville County Schools has been approved by the SC State Department of Education to provide free meals to all students through December 31, 2020, or until the congressionally appropriated funding runs out. This extension allows all students in our district to receive free meals regardless of their meal status during this time. This applies to meals served to students when they are attending school in person, meals provided to students for days they are participating in eLearning and not in attendance, and meals served to students attending the Virtual Program. A link to the USDA announcement can be found here https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/08/31/usda-extends-free-meals-kids-through-december-31-2020 This waiver extension also allows us to provide free meals to all children 18 years and younger in our community, even if they are not a Greenville County Schools student. On Mondays from 4-5 pm, Greenville County Schools will be providing free meals to children 18 years and younger from the 15 district locations currently providing meals to students attending the Virtual Program. Five days’ worth of breakfasts and lunches will be provided. Due to the Labor Day holiday, these sites will be providing meals on Tuesday, September 8th instead of Monday, September 7th. We will resume the normally scheduled Virtual Meal pick up service on Monday, September 14th. Meals may be distributed to adults when children are not present if the adult is able to demonstrate proof of the child’s identity. Valid forms of identification may include, but are not limited to the GCS Backpack FANS Meal Card, school identification card, school report card, child’s passport, birth certificate, government-issued child identification card, or any document proving parent/guardian identity and relationship to the child, such as an adoption decree, doctor, clinic, or hospital record, religious record, or daycare center record. A listing of the 15 district locations is below.
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