The deadline for families of East Baton Rouge Parish schoolchildren to sign up for special home delivery of school meals for the Christmas break has been pushed back to noon Friday, nearly a day later than the one originally set.
The parish school system delivered nearly 8,000 meals to families over the Thanksgiving break and is hoping to reach as many or more this Christmas. The meal delivery service is a special service allowed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture as a way of feeding hungry children amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
All of the nearly 41,000 students in the East Baton Rouge Parish school district are eligible, as well as students in other schools in the parish who already receive free meals in school. Also eligible are their younger siblings who arenât yet school age.
EBR families have until noon Friday to sign children up for meal delivery service during winter break
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BATON ROUGE - Parents in East Baton Rouge Parish have some additional time to sign their children up to be recipients of meals delivered to their homes during the winter break.
According to The Advocate, the registration deadline has been extended to Friday at noon, which is just about a day later than the original deadline.
The meal delivery service, a special pandemic-related program made possible by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is open to all of EBR s 41,000 public school students as well as non-public school students who receive free meals in school.