Danvers Coronavirus: Schools Provide Meals To Citizens In Need

DANVERS, MA — Danvers Public Schools said Monday it will expand its school lunch program to "all Danvers citizens in need" during the three-week, state-ordered closure of all Massachusetts schools.

Danvers citizens who want a prepared lunch should email lunch@danvers.org by 9 a.m. each day with their name, address, the number of family members and their lunch of choices. Meals will be delivered by food services staff members. Lunch options include turkey and cheese, ham and cheese and tuna salad sandwiches.

On Sunday, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker ordered all schools closed for at least three weeks. The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is working with school districts to develop distance learning programs and to make sure vital services offered by schools would still be available during the three-week closure.

Details of those plans are expected in the coming days, but already the state had received a waiver to federal rules that will allow low-income school districts to continue offering food service.