North Andover Public Schools Offering Free Summer Meals

NORTH ANDOVER, MA — The North Andover school district is offering free meals to all students all summer, with weekly distribution beginning Wednesday.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture approved free meals for all students through June 30, 2022.

In North Andover, families will get a week's worth of breakfast and lunch. Preregister at this link.

Distribution will be in two shifts at North Andover High School:

• Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Wednesdays from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

The district will also do home delivery to Woodridge apartments on Wednesdays from noon to 1 p.m.

Meals will include "a variety of pizzas, cold cut sandwiches, pasta, burgers, hot dogs, chicken nuggets, BBQ chicken dinners, Turkey dinners, egg sandwiches, breakfast pastries, cereals, granola bars, cereal bars, muffins and pancakes," Nutrition Director Erika Murphy said.

Ingredient lists and food-handling instructions will come with each meal pack.

Distribution will continue until Aug. 25.

Christopher Huffaker can be reached at 412-265-8353 or chris.huffaker@patch.com.