As students prepare for extended Spring Breaks and canceled classes, some parents are concerned about how to feed their children during the break.
However, most school districts in East Texas have announced they would continue to provide lunches to students during the coronavirus outbreak.
Tyler ISD
Daily lunches available between 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Pickup locations are as follows:
- Boulter Middle School, 2926 Garden Valley Road
- Hubbard Middle School, 1300 Hubbard Drive
- Moore MST Magnet School, 2101 Devine Street
- Three Lakes Middle School, 2445 Three Lakes Parkway
- Caldwell Arts Academy, 331 South College Street
- Griffin Elementary School, 2650 North Broadway Avenue
The East Texas Food Bank will be at select locations, as well, throughout the week:
- Monday/Wednesday/Friday: Boulter Middle School, Caldwell Arts Academy, Griffin Elementary School
- Tuesday/Thursday/Friday: Hubbard, Moore, and Three Lakes middle schools
Longview ISD
Daily lunches available between 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Pickup locations are as follows:
- Longview High School
- Forest Park Middle School
- South Ward
- Ware
- Foster Middle School
- Bramlette STEAM Academy
- J.L. Everhart
- Judson STEAM Academy
LHS zClub has generously offered to deliver meals and they will do so Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 10:30 a.m. - noon. They will pick up meals at LHS and deliver them. Families may request delivery by emailing ask@lisd.org with their student’s ID and delivery address.
Van ISD
Daily lunches available between 11:00 am - 1:00 pm and 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm beginning Tuesday.
Pickup locations are as follows:
- J.E. Rhode
- Van Middle School
Lindale ISD
Daily lunches available between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. at E.J. Moss.
Henderson ISD
Daily lunches will be provided between 12 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Middle School bus shuttle area.
Gilmer ISD
Daily breakfast and lunch available beginning Tuesday from 9 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. and from 12 p.m. - 12:30 p.m. at the following locations:
- Midway Truck Stop
- Glenwood Acres Fire Station
- Gilmer North Apartment Complex
- Abney Park
- Church of Christ at Cypress and Capitol
- Drive thru at the Elementary
- 300 Housing Authority #1
- 154 Housing Authority #2
- Gates Housing Authority #3
- Hidden Bend 49 Apt Complex
Bullard ISD
Daily lunches will be provided from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Bullard Elementary School.
There will also be lunches to delivered to:
- Front gate area Shadybrook west for east and west
- Front gate area Lakewood west for east and west
- Lakeway Harbor east, 155 office area
- Lakeway Harbor west, front gate
- Shell Shores/Cedar Bay, front of Shell Shores Drive
- Petty Estates - (Delivery about 11:50 a.m.)
Troup ISD
Daily lunches available from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Troup Elementary School and the following locations:
- Troup Town Homes on Magnolia and Ponsard
- Short Street Park
- Alton Ashby City Park
- Corner of Beulah and Paschal Street
Jacksonville ISD
Daily lunches available from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at East Side Elementary School.
Mineola ISD
Daily breakfast and lunch available from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Mineola Primary School and Mineola Middle School.
Rusk ISD
Daily lunches available from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Rusk Elementary School. There will be additional pickup locations from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.:
- Rusk Primary School (Rear Parking Lot)
- Flowers by Janae (Loop 343)
- Covenant Church (Hwy 69 N)Timber Creek Apartments (Hwy 84W)
- Abandoned gas station near turn off to Jim Hogg Park (Hwy 84E)
Kilgore ISD
Daily lunches will be available from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Kilgore Middle School and Kilgore High School.
Whitehouse ISD
Daily lunches will be available from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Brown Elementary School.
Chapel Hill ISD
Daily lunches will be available from 11:30-12:30 at Chapel Hill High School and Jackson Elementary.
Winona ISD
Daily lunches will be available from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Winona Elementary for students under 18.
Pine Tree ISD
Pine Tree ISD will provide curbside pickup meals to our students beginning Wednesday, March 18 during the closure. One lunch and the next morning’s breakfast will be provided. To see a list of distribution sites and times, click here.
Spring Hill ISD
Spring Hill ISD wants to make sure that our students still have food available during this school closure and will begin providing free meals to students 18 and under who are enrolled in the district. Meals will be distributed at the Primary campus beginning March 18 from 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. SHISD asks that you do not come into the building, but that you drive through the circle drive in front of the Primary school where your food will be delivered to your vehicle. Students must be present to receive free meals. The district is working on a plan that would allow us to have multiple distribution points throughout the community for future meals.
Tatum ISD
Starting Wednesday, March 18, Tatum ISD will be offering “grab and go” meals at no cost to anyone 18 and under and to students with disabilities without regard to age at Tatum Primary from 11:00 a.m. - 1 p.m Monday through Friday. Children do not need to be enrolled in Tatum ISD to get free lunch.
This list will be continue to be updated.