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Grab & Go to resume this week
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Posted on Apr 13 2020
The Child Nutrition Program meal distribution will resume this week following a brief hiatus.
The Public School System announced last Friday that the meal distribution will recsume Thursday, April 16, from 9:30am to 11:30am. Parents, however, will no longer need to bring their children to pick up the meals at the Grab & Go Meal Distribution program sites. Parents just need to bring some sort of student identification, like a student ID or report card, for each child to get a meal.
Like before, each child will receive a meal set that includes breakfast, lunch, and a snack.
The Gregorio T. Camacho Elementary School distribution site is temporarily shuttered so distribution for the San Roque Village will be at the Tanapag Middle School.
Aside from Tanapag Middle School, the other meal distribution sites are Garapan Elementary School, Oleai Elementary School, Dandan Elementary School, Marianas High School, Francisco M. Sablan Middle School, Saipan Southern High School, Chacha Oceanview Middle School, Chalan Kanoa Head Start, Tinian Elementary School, Sinapalo Elementary School, and Dr. Rita H. Inos Jr. Sr. High School.
According to a mother who was laid off at her job, it’s a huge blessing for her that PSS decided to continue the meal distribution. “I know that, with the situation, this might not be the best idea but I am making close to nothing right now. Aside from side jobs, I don’t know how else I am going to put food on the table for my kids. Thanks to PSS, I am no longer worried about what they will eat every day,” she said.
A high school student, who requested that she be referred to as Ann, said that she doesn’t like to admit it but the meal program is the only stable thing in all the chaos since COVID-19 reached the Marianas. “It was good to know there was one constant, and that was where I was going to get my next meal. It’s embarrassing that I’m dependent on the meal program but it takes the stress off my parents’ shoulders. I’m glad it’s been brought back,” Ann said.
