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UPDATE: School district announces changes to food serving times at distribution sites

Parents can pick up meals on behalf of children
Posted at 8:25 PM, Mar 15, 2020
and last updated 2020-04-21 16:12:49-04

APRIL 20 UPDATE: Clark County School District announced some changes to when they are serving food at some of their food distribution sites.

The following message went out to parents and guardians on Tuesday afternoon.

Food Distribution Sites Time Changes - April 20, 2020

As warmer weather is on the forecast, the Clark County School District Food Distribution sites will be adjusting serving times. This will help ensure that the food is maintained at a proper temperature, and also to keep our valued team members out of the heat as much as possible.

Please note, starting Monday April 27, CCSD food distribution sites will be serving meals at a new time from 7:00 a.m until 10:00 a.m.

The “mobile” sites will also shift their times as follows:

Monday and Wednesday

8 - 9 a.m. - Dooley ES & Brown JHS

9 - 10 a.m. - Stevens ES, Hinman ES & Cunningham ES

Tuesday and Thursday

8 - 9 a.m. - Galloway ES & Burkholder MS

9 - 10 a.m. - Kesterson ES, Thorpe ES & Ullom ES

Meals are available for all children ages 2 -18.

To locate a site near you, visit ccsd.nutrislice.com. There are also changes to some Three Square Food Bank sites located at CCSD schools. Please visit ccsd.net for the latest information.

APRIL 7 UPDATE: According to the Clark County School District, the ill employee at Centennial High School has tested negative for COVID-19. The food distribution site is scheduled to reopen on April 8. The following was sent by the school district:

As additional information has become available, we are sending this letter as a follow-up to the previous communication sent on April 5, 2020.

The employee referenced as being ill has had a negative coronavirus (COVID-19) test result reported. We took the proactive step of informing parents and employees about this situation out of an abundance of caution. We take the health and wellbeing of our community seriously.

Thank you for your patience and we apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. We continue to ask that anyone working at this location in the future, like all work locations, maintain the social distancing and cleaning protocols already in place.

The Centennial High School Food Distribution site will reopen on Wednesday, April 8 during its regular hours from 9 a.m. - noon.

APRIL 6 UPDATE: A member of the Clark County School District Police Department who was assisting the Centennial High School food distribution site is sick and so that location is closing down as a precautionary measure. The person has not tested positive for COVID-19, the district says. Other workers at the site are being asked to monitor their health and the site is being cleaned.

People who were going to Centennial High School can now go to Shadow Ridge High School on 5050 Brent Lane or Cimarron-Memorial High School on 2301 N Tenaya Way.

Click here for a full list of CCSD food distribution sites on the district's website.

Also new today, Clark County School District will now serve meals from 9 a.m. to noon instead of 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.

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MARCH 26 UPDATE: The Clark County School District said parents and guardians will be able to pick up meals for their children without their child, children present.

Parents and guardians picking up meals at CCSD Distribution sites will be asked to:

Have the student ID card present when picking up meals or if a student ID card is not present then to be able to provide the following information:

-Name(s) of students
-Student Identification Number(s)
-School Location(s)
-Grade level(s) of students

All CCSD Distribution Food Sites are open Monday - Friday from 8 a.m. - 11 a.m. Meals are available for all children ages 2 -18.

Locations can also be found here.

ORIGINAL STORY
The Clark County School District (CCSD) will continue providing breakfast and lunch to students during the closure of our schools beginning Monday, March 16, 2020. Student food distribution pods will be set up at 22 school locations throughout the valley from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Monday through Friday. Students need to be present for food to be distributed.

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Locations include:

Basic HS

400 Palo Verde Dr., Henderson, NV 89015

Bennett ES

2750 S. Needles Hwy., Laughlin, NV 89029

Bridger MS

2505 N. Bruce St., North Las Vegas, NV 89030

Canyon Springs HS

350 E Alexander Rd., North Las Vegas, NV 89032

Chaparral HS

3820 Annie Oakley Dr., Las Vegas, NV 89121

Cheyenne HS

3200 W Alexander Rd., North Las Vegas, NV 89032

Cimarron-Memorial HS

2301 N Tenaya Way, Las Vegas, NV 89128

Clark HS

4291 W Pennwood Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89102

Del Sol HS

3100 E. Patrick Ln., Las Vegas, NV 89120

Desert Pines HS

3800 E Harris Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89110

Eldorado HS

1139 N. Linn Ln., Las Vegas, NV 89110

Green Valley HS

460 Arroyo Grande Blvd., Henderson, NV 89014

Hughes MS

550 Hafen Ln., Mesquite, NV 89027

Indian Springs HS

400 Sky Rd., Indian Springs, NV 89108

Las Vegas HS

6500 E Sahara Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89142

Lyon MS

179 S. Andersen, Overton, NV

Manch ES

4351 Lamont St., Las Vegas, NV 89115

Matt Kelly ES

900 N. J St., Las Vegas, NV 89106

Mitchell ES

900 Avenue B, Boulder City, NV 89005

Mojave HS

5302 Goldfield St., North Las Vegas, NV 89031

Paradise ES

900 Cottage Grove Ave., Las Vegas, NV 89119

Petersen ES

3650 Cambridge St., Las Vegas, NV 89169

Sandy Valley HS

1420 E. Pearl Ave., Sandy Valley, NV 89019

Shadow Ridge HS

5050 Brent Ln., Las Vegas, NV 89131

Sierra Vista HS

8100 W Robindale Rd., Las Vegas, NV 89113

Silverado HS

1650 W Silver Hawk Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89123

Spring Valley HS

3750 S Buffalo Dr., Las Vegas, NV 89147

Sunrise Mountain HS

2575 N. Los Feliz St., Las Vegas, NV 89156

Ute Perkins ES

1255 Patriots Way, Moapa, NV 89025

Valley HS

2839 S. Burnham Ave., Las Vegas, NV 89169

Veterans Tribute CTA

2531 Vegas Dr., Las Vegas, NV 89106

West Prep

2050 Sapphire Stone Ave., Las Vegas, NV 89106

Whitney ES

5005 Keenan Ave., Las Vegas, NV 89122

Wynn ES

5655 Edna Ave., Las Vegas, NV 89146

CCSD said they provided 7,600 meals to students through the food distribution pods on the first day. On a typical school day, CCSD serves about 100,000 breakfasts and 175,000 lunches for a total of 275,000 meals.

Parents can also pick up academic resources at these sites. Clark High School Principal Kerry Larnerd said the goal is to make sure kids stay safe and healthy during this time away from school.

"We really need to be there for our families, be here for our students especially, no matter what’s going on out around us and in the community but this is so vital to keep our kids going through the next few weeks," said Larnerd.

Many parents picking up food for their kids Monday said this assistance is needed during such a stressful time.

"It makes sure they have a healthy meal, it takes a little stress off me having to fix them a meal," said Tiffany Hill, mom of four.

"They eat a lot. They’re all going through growth spurts at the same time so it does make it very hard, very hard," said Kay-la Shows, mom of five with one more on the way.

In order to comply with federal regulations, a school-age child must be present for food to be distributed. The pickup location will be set up outside of the school sites to facilitate distribution.

CCSD is working with its rural communities to set up food distribution and will communicate to these communities directly.

Additionally, CCSD will be working with our government and community partners to set up food distribution options to ensure our students have access to additional food. Information on these options will be shared with parents as soon as it is available.