WHATCOM COUNTY, Wash. – Local school districts are stepping up to provide food for kids during school closures.
The Meridian School District started lunch service Tuesday, March 17, at Meridian High School.
“Reverse the Baker Bus” meal deliveries are beginning in the Mount Baker School District where small buses will deliver food along bus routes from 10-12 on Tuesdays and Fridays.
Beginning March 19, the Lynden School District will be offering meals for pick up between 11am and 12:30pm at four school sites — Fisher Elementary, Isom Elementary, Bernice Vossbeck Elementary and Lynden Middle School.
Meals will be free for all kids under 18, even if they are not a student.
The Blaine School District is starting food service Wednesday, March 18, offering grab and go meals between 11 and noon at Blaine High School. They will also deliver meals on bus routes.
The Nooksack Valley School District says they hope to have some level of food services by Thursday and plans are also in the works in the Bellingham School District and the Ferndale School District.
Find more information on your district’s website.