Schools may be empty for now, but Goleta Union School District (GUSD) employees and volunteers are hard at work to ensure students are still being fed.
In response to school closures in late March, the school district launched a grab-and-go bagged meals program to provide free breakfast and lunch to anyone 18 or under. The program is open to anyone in need, regardless of their school registration or meal-plan status; no sign-up or application is required. Meals can be picked up on weekdays 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at five Goleta distribution sites: Isla Vista, Ellwood, El Camino, and La Patera elementary schools, as well as the Goleta Valley Community Center.
“We just saw a need in our community and wanted to be able to fill that need,” said GUSD Food Services Director Kim Leung.