APS to provide week’s worth of groceries to families for Spring Break (April 6-10)

Atlanta Public Schools APS has arranged for families to pick up a weekly supply of canned goods and packaged grocery items on Saturday, April 4, 9 a.m. to noon, while supplies last. There will be no food distribution during Spring Break, April 6-10. After Spring Break, the food distribution will be Mondays, 10 a.m. to noon

The following locations will have groceries for families on Saturday, April 4:

 Bunche Middle School – 1925 Niskey Lake Rd., SW

 Cleveland Avenue Elementary School – 2672 Old Hapeville Rd., SW

 Douglass High School – 225 Hamilton E Holmes Dr., NW

 Phoenix Academy (formerly Alonzo Crim High School) – 256 Clifton St., SE

 Sylvan Hills Middle School – 1461 Sylvan Rd., SW

 Beginning Monday, April 13, APS food distribution will be once a week on Mondays.

Students will be provided with five breakfast and five lunch meals each Monday. Student breakfast and lunch meals will be available along with bus delivery service at all 10 sites listed below. In addition, a bag of weekly groceries will be available at five sites only. Service will be available each Monday from 10 a.m. to Noon via drive thru or walk up, while supplies last:

 Bunche Middle School – 1925 Niskey Lake Road, SW

Five student breakfast and lunch meals and a bag of weekly groceries available along with  bus delivery

 Cleveland Avenue Elementary School – 2672 Old Hapeville Road, SW

Five student breakfast and lunch meals and a bag of weekly groceries available along with bus delivery

 Douglass High School – 225 Hamilton E Holmes Dr., NW

Five student breakfast and lunch meals and a bag of weekly groceries available along with bus delivery

 Phoenix Academy (formerly Alonzo Crim High School) – 256 Clifton St., SE

Five student breakfast and lunch meals and a bag of weekly groceries available along with bus delivery

 Sylvan Hills Middle School – 1461 Sylvan Road, SW

Five student breakfast and lunch meals and a bag of weekly grocery available along with bus delivery

 Booker T. Washington High School – 45 Whitehouse Drive, SW

Five student breakfast and lunch meals available along with bus delivery

 Hope-Hill Elementary School – 112 Boulevard, NE

Five student breakfast and lunch meals available along with bus delivery

King Middle School – 545 Hill Street, SE

Five student breakfast and lunch meals available along with bus delivery

Thomasville Heights Elementary School – 1820 Henry Thomas Drive, SE

Five student breakfast and lunch meals available along with bus delivery

 Young Middle School – 3116 Benjamin E Mays Drive, SW

Five student breakfast and lunch meals available along with bus delivery

APS bus delivery is available on middle school bus routes in these clusters: Carver, Douglass, Jackson, Mays, South Atlanta, Therrell, and Washington. Children do not have to be present to receive a meal. Families are encouraged to pull up at these locations for drive-through service.

The Atlanta Community Food Bank has more than 50 sites for food distribution. ( APS does not manage the hours or service at these food distribution sites. Families should contact the food distribution sites directly for information about their hours, service, and any other requirements for food). Click here to see the full list of food distribution sites through the Atlanta Community Food Bank.