ACS feeding students this summer with curbside pickup program
Arlington High cafeteria manager Tamara Harris delivers prepared lunches to student families at Arlington High School on June 3, 2021. (Ziggy Mack/Special to The Daily Memphian)
“We’re doing [prepared lunches] as a COVID continuance because we feel the community still needs help,” said Tamara Harris, Arlington High cafeteria manager. (Ziggy Mack/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Arlington Community Schools associates Glenda Cain (front) and Rhonda Hubbert prepare lunches for student families at Arlington High School on June 3, 2021. (Ziggy Mack/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Arlington Community Schools associate Clara Earle disperses ordering forms to student families at Arlington High School to receive prepared food on June 3, 2021. (Ziggy Mack/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Arlington Community Schools parent Wendy Young receives prepared lunches at Arlington High School on June 3, 2021. (Ziggy Mack/Special to The Daily Memphian)
The program started after the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced earlier this year the extension of waivers allowing children to continue receiving nutritious meals after schools let out for the summer.
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