Education
Education

Atlanta Public Schools to distribute free meals to virtual students

Atlanta Public Schools will provide free meal kits to virtual learners and other children this year. AJC FILE PHOTO
Atlanta Public Schools will provide free meal kits to virtual learners and other children this year. AJC FILE PHOTO
By
Aug 9, 2021

Atlanta Public Schools will continue to provide meals to virtual learners and other children this year.

The district will give out free meal kits containing five breakfasts and five lunches for online learners. Atlanta children and teens ages one to 18 who do not attend APS also are eligible to receive food through a federal program.

ExploreMore stories about Atlanta Public Schools

Families can pick up the food on Wednesdays at four sites. The first distribution will be from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the following locations:

  • Frederick Douglass High School, 225 Hamilton E. Holmes Drive NW
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School, 545 Hill St. SE
  • Sutton Sixth Grade Academy, 4360 Powers Ferry Road NW
  • Sylvan Hills Middle School, 1461 Sylvan Road SW

About the Author

Follow Vanessa McCray on twitter
More Stories

Keep Reading

A Georgia student warned friends about a shooting threat. He was expelled for it. (Abbey Edmonson/AJC)

Credit: Abbey Edmonson

Georgia student going to court after being expelled for warning of threat

The middle school student was expelled after he sent messages to friends about a video he'd seen with someone threatening to shoot up area schools.

School starts in about a month in metro Atlanta. Check the dates here.

Most students in metro Atlanta will start school the first week of August, while others go back in July. Some school districts are already preparing for the return.

Supreme Court rulings could factor into case of Cobb teacher fired over book

Two Supreme Court rulings could impact a lawsuit by a Georgia teacher fired over a book she read to her class.

The Latest

A Georgia student warned friends about a shooting threat. He was expelled for it. (Abbey Edmonson/AJC)

Credit: Abbey Edmonson

Georgia student going to court after being expelled for warning of threat

Supreme Court rulings could factor into case of Cobb teacher fired over book

School starts in about a month in metro Atlanta. Check the dates here.

Featured

The city of Brookhaven's mayor and City Council last week decided to remove the colored panes of glass from the dome of Brookhaven's new City Centre after residents objected to the brightness of the colors, seen here Friday, June 27, 2025. (Reed Williams/AJC)

Credit: Reed Williams/AJC

Brookhaven removes colored glass from City Centre dome after uproar

Some say the colors were too bright, the dome looked like ice cream with sprinkles and the hues distracted from the building’s muted design.

Confederate group sues to stop Stone Mountain’s ‘truth-telling’ exhibit

The Sons of Confederate Veterans allege the park’s changes to its Civil War history exhibits violate state law.

Georgia student going to court after being expelled for warning of threat

The middle school student was expelled after he sent messages to friends about a video he'd seen with someone threatening to shoot up area schools.