Free Healthy Meals for Kids

Watch here for updates: https://www.madison.k12.wi.us/neighborhood-food-sites

press release: MMSD is now offering curbside meal service at 40 school sites, for all children 18 years of age or younger. Each site has pickup one day per week for family convenience. Starting the week of April 19, all daytime curbside Market Box sites will be moving to a Monday only Delivery Schedule with new Market Box Options for seven, five or three day packages.

Students will receive a market food box with all of the components for balanced meals that meet the requirements for the National School Lunch & Breakfast Programs. Meals will be provided free of charge to all students regardless of free, reduced or paid status eligibility. Milk will be available as an option. Please remember to apply for free & reduced meal benefits during enrollment this year. You need to apply each school year. Heating instructions can be found here.

Families are no longer required to pre-order their meal boxes. We currently have enough production history to be able to forecast the required number of meal boxes needed for each daily route. However, if you are a new group and going to pick up a large number of meal boxes (10+), please contact Dustin Lundt at (608) 204-4008.  Dustin will make arrangements to have meal boxes available on a specific route and day for you.

All times listed here are on Mondays: 

• Mendota Elementary - 9:00-9:45am
• Eagle Heights Community Center, 611 Eagle Heights Dr - 9:00-10:00am
• Chávez Elementary - 9:00-10:00am
• Reindahl Park, 1818 Portage Rd - 10:00-10:45am
• Falk Elementary - 10:00-11:00am
• Midvale Elementary - 10:20-11:00am
• Memorial High - 10:20-11:15am
• East High - 11:05am-12:15pm
• Allied Boys & Girls Club, 4619 Jenewein Rd - 11:15am-12:15pm
• Lincoln Elementary - 11:20am-12:00pm
• Toki / Orchard Ridge - 11:30am-1:30pm
• La Follette High - 12:15-1:30pm
• Leopold Elementary - 12:30-1:30pm
• Kennedy Elementary - 12:35-1:30pm

After April 19, evening sites will still be open, serving 7 Day Meal Boxes only. The schedule for those is as follows: 

• Tuesday, 4:00-6:00pm: Food Production Center, 4711 Pflaum Rd    
• Wednesday, 4:00-6:00pm: Memorial High School, Door #6 
• Thursday, 3:30-5:30pm: East High School, Door #4 – Fieldhouse Entrance  

Due to USDA Waiver, all meals will be free of charge to all children 18 years of age and younger.

For more details refer to our Neighborhood Food Sites page within our COVID 19 Resources on the MMSD Website or Google "MMSD Food Services"  

Meal Pick-up Procedures. We are dedicated to keeping everyone safe at our pick-up sites.  In order to do this, we want to maintain a safe distance between our staff and your family.  Please follow the directions linked above to Meal Pick-up Procedures.

Stay tuned for more information as we continue our planning process to ensure students/children have access to nutritious meals during our virtual learning environment.