DPS to provide students under 18 with food throughout holiday break
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Denver Public Schools is ensuring that none of its students go hungry during their holiday break.
The district announced Friday that they have partnered with Revolution Foods to offer free meals to students under 18 from Tuesday through Dec. 29.
Officials will be available for pick up at two different times at various schools throughout the district.
From 10:30 a.m. until noon:
- Barnum Elementary
- Bruce Randolph
- Evie Dennis Campus
- Kepner Campus
- College View Elementary
And from 12:30 p.m. until 2 p.m. at:
- Cowell Elementary
- Montebello Campus
- Dr. Martin Luther King
- Munroe Elementary
- Joe Shoemaker
Boxes will be distributed only during these hours since regular food distribution and delivery sites are closed until Jan. 4.
Anyone looking for more information on the food distribution can go online to DPS’s website or click here.
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