{"id":2456509,"date":"2020-03-30T09:47:21","date_gmt":"2020-03-30T15:47:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/?p=323524"},"modified":"2020-03-30T09:47:21","modified_gmt":"2020-03-30T15:47:21","slug":"roaring-fork-schools-providing-grab-and-go-meals-for-all-children-during-school-closure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/roaring-fork-schools-providing-grab-and-go-meals-for-all-children-during-school-closure\/","title":{"rendered":"Roaring Fork Schools providing grab-and-go meals for all children during school closure"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Re-2 bus driver Cheri Ruark hands out lunches to children at Davidson Park in Rifle.<\/strong>
Kyle Mills\/Citizen Telegram<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

The Roaring Fork Schools will join Garfield Re-2 in providing free meals to all children during the ongoing school closure, beginning Monday, March 30 through the current mandated schools closure of April 17.<\/p>\n

According to a Roaring Fork School District news release, all children 18 years of age and under will receive one breakfast and one lunch per day, regardless of where the child attends school.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis program is not just for low-income households. it is for all children \u2014 no qualifications are required,\u201d according to the release. <\/p>\n

\u201cIn recent weeks we have seen the shelves of our grocery stores empty. We know the need for food is great,\u201d RFSD Food Services Director Michelle Hammond said in the release. \u201cThe Nutrition Service team is anxious to meet this basic need for the children of our community.\u201d<\/p>\n

Children do not have to be present to receive a meal; parents and guardians can pick up meals for their children.<\/p>\n

Meals will be provided at 10 a.m. on weekdays in designated locations in each community, including specific school sites \u2014 Glenwood Springs Elementary School, Crystal River Elementary in Carbondale and Basalt Elementary \u2014 and at certain school bus route stops on a rolling schedule.<\/p>\n

The locations and times are listed on the district website here<\/a><\/i>. The meal delivery schedule may change in response to program participation and need, and any changes will be communicated immediately, according to the release.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter each day, we are hoping to learn how we can continue to make this program better,\u201d Jeff Gatlin, Chief Operating Officer for the district, said. \u201cWhether it is the quantity of meals or the locations identified, our goal is to adjust as needed to ensure we are meeting the needs of our families and communities.\u201d<\/p>\n

Garfield Re-2 Schools began distributing pre-packaged meals on March 16, the first day of the state-ordered school closures. Any child 18 and under can get a free breakfast from 8 to 8:30 a.m. at any one of the following locations:<\/p>\n

Rifle \u2014 Davidson Park, Cottonwood Park, Joyce Park, Centennial Park; Silt \u2014 Heron\u2019s Nest RV Park; New Castle \u2014 Burning Mountain Park or Apple Tree Park. Lunches are available at the same locations from 11 a.m. \u2013 12 p.m.<\/p>\n

The programs were made possible because the Colorado Department of Education received a waiver from the USDA that allows schools to offer an emergency feeding program that does not require meals to be provided in a group setting during the unanticipated school closure due to COVID-19. <\/p>\n

\u201cNutrition Service staff have been identified as essential employees and they have generously accepted this responsibility,\u201d Hammond said. \u201cI am sincerely grateful to each staff member for their selfless commitment ensuring meals will be provided.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Las escuelas Roaring Fork ofrecen servicio de comida para llevar a todos los ni\u00f1os durante el cierre escolar. <\/strong><\/h4>\n

Las escuelas Roaring Fork proporcionar\u00e1n comidas gratuitas y nutritivas a todos los ni\u00f1os durante el pr\u00f3ximo cierre escolar que comenzar\u00e1 el lunes 30 de marzo hasta el viernes 17 de abril.<\/p>\n

Todos los ni\u00f1os menores de 18 a\u00f1os recibir\u00e1n un desayuno y un almuerzo por d\u00eda, independientemente de donde el ni\u00f1o asista a la escuela. Este programa no es s\u00f3lo para los hogares de bajos ingresos: es para todos los ni\u00f1os \u2013 No es necesario calificar para este servicio. <\/p>\n

\u201cEn las \u00faltimas semanas hemos visto vac\u00edas las estanter\u00edas de nuestras tiendas de comestibles. Sabemos que la necesidad de comida es grande\u201d, dijo la Directora de Servicios de Alimentos Michelle Hammond. \u201cEl equipo del Servicio de Nutrici\u00f3n est\u00e1 ansioso por satisfacer esta necesidad b\u00e1sica para los ni\u00f1os de nuestra comunidad.\u201d<\/p>\n

Los ni\u00f1os no tienen que estar presentes para recibir su comida; los padres y guardianes pueden recoger las comidas para sus hijos. Las comidas se proporcionar\u00e1n de lunes a viernes en lugares designados en cada comunidad, incluyendo escuelas espec\u00edficas y paradas en las rutas de autob\u00fas. Los lugares y las horas est\u00e1n detallados en la p\u00e1gina web del distrito aqu\u00ed<\/a><\/i>. Este horario de entrega de comidas puede cambiar en respuesta a la participaci\u00f3n y necesidad del programa. Cualquier cambio ser\u00e1 comunicado inmediatamente. <\/p>\n

\u201cDespu\u00e9s de cada d\u00eda, esperamos aprender c\u00f3mo podemos seguir mejorando este programa,\u201d dijo el director de operaciones Jeff Gatlin. \u201cYa sea que se trate de la cantidad de comidas o de los lugares identificados, nuestro objetivo es ajustar seg\u00fan sea necesario para asegurarnos de que estamos satisfaciendo las necesidades de nuestras familias y comunidades\u201d.<\/p>\n

Este programa es posible gracias a que el Departamento de Educaci\u00f3n de Colorado recibi\u00f3 una exenci\u00f3n del USDA que permite a las escuelas ofrecer un programa de alimentaci\u00f3n de emergencia que no requiere que las comidas se proporcionen en un entorno de grupo durante el cierre imprevisto de la escuela debido a COVID-19. <\/p>\n

\u201cEl personal del Servicio de Nutrici\u00f3n ha sido identificado como empleados esenciales y han aceptado generosamente esta responsabilidad\u201d, dijo Hammond. \u201cEstoy sinceramente agradecido a cada miembro del personal por su generoso compromiso de asegurar que las comidas sean distribuidas.\u201d<\/p>\n

via:: The Aspen Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Re-2 bus driver Cheri Ruark hands out lunches to children at Davidson Park in Rifle.Kyle Mills\/Citizen Telegram The Roaring Fork Schools will join Garfield Re-2 in providing free meals to all children during the ongoing school closure, beginning Monday, March 30 through the current mandated schools closure of April 17. According to a Roaring Fork […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2456509","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-local-news"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-18 07:05:01","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSPN The Valley's Quality Rock","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2456509","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2456509"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2456509\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2456509"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2456509"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2456509"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}