DCSD increases meal sites for students

The DeKalb County School District(DCSD) has added seven additional sites for meal service, bringing the total to 21 schools providing students with free meals as a result of restrictions prompted by COVID-19. The meals will be served from 10 a.m. to noon. The  district plans to add five more schools to the list through a partnership with the Atlanta Food Bank beginning the week of March 23.

The following schools will become meal sites effective March 19:

 John R. Lewis ES – Region I

Avondale ES – Region II

Stephenson MS – Region III

Freedom MS – Region IV

Miller Grove MS – Region V

Peachcrest ES – Region VI

Cedar Grove ES – Region VII

 The Atlanta Food Bank’s(AFB) partnership with DCSD will start the week of March 23 at:

Sequoyah MS

Jolly ES

Idlewood ES

Chapel Hill MS

DeKalb Early Learning Center

School sites previously announced include:

Region I


Cross Keys HS

Sequoyah MS

Region II 

Idlewood ES

Tucker MS

Region III 

Lithonia HS

Marbut ES

Region IV 

Clarkston HS

Jolly ES

Region V


Chapel Hill MS

Narvie J. Harris ES

Region VI 

Bethune MS

Canby Lane ES

Region VII


McNair MS
Early Learning Center

DeKalb County Government, in conjunction with the school district, is providing afternoon snack sites from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. across the county at the following locations:

 Recreation Centers

Gresham Recreation

3113 Gresham Road

Atlanta, GA 30316

Exchange Intergenerational

2771 Columbia Drive

Decatur, GA 30034

Redan Recreation

1839 Phillips Rd.

Lithonia, GA 30058

Tobie Grant

644 Parkdale Drive

Scottdale, GA 30079

N.H. Scott

2230 Tilson Road

Decatur, GA 30032

Lucious Sanders

2484 Bruce Street

Lithonia, GA 30058

Mason Mill

1340- B McConnell Drive

Decatur, GA 30033

Hamilton

3263 Chapel Street

Scottdale, GA 30079

Midway Recreation Center

3181 Midway Road

Decatur, GA 30032