Virginia

mahatmakanejeeves

(60,665 posts) Tue Mar 24, 2020, 07:53 AM Mar 2020

Students have to be present in order to receive free meals from schools.

VA House Democrats Retweeted

These family members are my constituents.
That 7-year-old girl?
She has an immune disorder caused by cancer.
A 7-year-old with cancer panicking to her mother.
That's who I'm fighting for.
I'm on my way to buy them groceries.
And then I'm raising hell until we get this fixed.

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Update: my amazing constituent
@adellesettleva
of
@Settle_the_Debt
raised $680 in an hour to give to this HD13 family, which she got while I bought the groceries.
We just delivered the money and groceries to the family.
The mom exclaimed to her kids, “We’re eating tonight!”

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Students have to be present in order to receive free meals from schools. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2020 OP

That's HORRIBLE. It's also where Chicago really is stepping up mucifer Mar 2020 #1

Ridiculous! Our school is knocking on doors, dropping boxes, and going back to the bus, or parents GreenPartyVoter Mar 2020 #2

I was surprised by the student had to be there requirement in some states jimfields33 Mar 2020 #3

Thank you for this! Varaddem Mar 2020 #4

PA schools seem to all be doing "grab and go" meals and ebbie15644 Mar 2020 #5

mucifer

(24,784 posts)

1. That's HORRIBLE. It's also where Chicago really is stepping up

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Mar 24, 2020, 08:04 AM

Mar 2020

Mayor Lightfoot is coordinating with the Greater Chicago Food Depository, Salvation Army, Catholic Charities and United Way. They have amassed 13 million dollars from donors for food for anyone who needs it in our city.

All of the city hospitals are also being heavily coordinated with daily calls from all of the CEOs to get the best plan and know where the needs are.

And the kids who were getting food in school are having it delivered three days worth at a time.

GreenPartyVoter

(73,000 posts)

2. Ridiculous! Our school is knocking on doors, dropping boxes, and going back to the bus, or parents

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Mar 24, 2020, 08:06 AM

Mar 2020

are picking them up at the school parking lot.

jimfields33

(18,540 posts)

3. I was surprised by the student had to be there requirement in some states

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Mar 24, 2020, 08:32 AM

Mar 2020

I think they believe people without kids will pick up a lunch for themselves. But really if they are going to sit in a car in line to get a lunch, maybe they need it. I think they should just trust the driver and give out lunches requested.