Richland 1 now letting parents pick up a week’s worth of meals at a time. Here’s how
Richland 1 school district will now be allowing parents in need of food to pick up a week’s worth of meals at a time, officials said Tuesday.
The service will begin on Monday, March 30, at pickup locations (listed below) and will run from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., the school district said in a press release.
Anyone under 18 is eligible for the free meals. To get the meals, parents must bring their children to the curbside drop-off location and Richland 1 staff will give them the week’s worth of food. In order to receive the meals, the children must be there, according to the release.
Richland 1 is asking parents who may need this service to fill out an online form that asks whether the child is an only child, his or her grade and the child’s school, according to the release.
Food pick-up sites (MONDAYS ONLY – 9 a.m.-1 p.m.)
Carver-Lyon Elementary School
2100 Waverly Street
Columbia, SC 29204
Hyatt Park Elementary School
4200 North Main Street
Columbia, SC 29203
Caughman Road Elementary School
7725 Caughman Road
Columbia, SC 29209
South Kilbourne Elementary School
1400 South Kilbourne Road
Columbia, SC 29205
Edward E. Taylor Elementary School
200 McRae Street
Columbia, SC 29203
St. Andrews Middle School
1231 Bluefield Drive
Columbia, SC 29210
Southeast Middle School
731 Horrell Hill Road
Hopkins, SC 29061
Eau Claire High School
4800 Monticello Road
Columbia, SC 29203
Lower Richland High School
2615 Lower Richland Boulevard
Hopkins, SC 29061
Richland One Central Kitchen
1224 Whitney Street
Columbia, SC 29201
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