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Fresno Unified Adjusts Meal Times, Locations During COVID-19 Closures

Nancy Price, Multimedia Journalist

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Fresno Unified School District will distribute grab-and-go breakfast and lunch meals at all sites from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. today, the district announced Tuesday night.
Beginning Thursday, the district will distribute meals at the following locations from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Monday through Friday:

  • Addams Elementary School
  • Ahwahnee Middle School
  • Columbia Elementary School
  • Computech Middle School
  • Cooper Academy
  • Figarden Elementary School
  • Fort Miller Middle School
  • Hamilton K-8 School
  • Kings Canyon Middle School
  • Lincoln Elementary School
  • Scandinavian Middle School
  • Sequoia Middle School
  • Tehipite Middle School
  • Tenaya Middle School
  • Terronez Middle School
  • Tioga Middle School
  • Wawona K-8 School
  • Yosemite Middle School

The district is providing meals to its 74,000 students and their families while schools are closed due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.
District spokeswoman Nikki Henry said the district served 4,700 meals Monday and 14,400 meals Tuesday.
Maintaining nutrition for students, many of whom would go hungry without the free breakfasts and lunches provided by the district, continues to be a top priority for the district.

Clovis Unified Hands Out Meals

Clovis Unified, which began meal deliveries by school bus to rural areas this morning as well as continuing to provide meals at schools, served nearly 1,000 meals Tuesday, district spokeswoman Kelly Avants said Tuesday night.
The district is providing meals for all children ages 1-18. Meal pick-up is 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Nancy Price is a multimedia journalist for GV Wire. A longtime reporter and editor who has worked for newspapers in California, Florida, Alaska, Illinois and Kansas, Nancy joined GV Wire in July 2019. She previously worked as an assistant metro editor for 13 years at The Fresno Bee. Nancy earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in journalism at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. Her hobbies include singing with the Fresno Master Chorale and volunteering with Fresno Filmworks. You can reach Nancy at 559-492-4087 or Send an Email

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