Complete List of All Jackson County Schools Meal Programs During Shutdown

(Updated March 23, 2020 5:18 PM)

Update: Jackson Public Schools will be providing food service through April 10 and continue the same hours and locations.

Vandercook Lake Schools is offering delivery. Meals can be delivered by filling out the form on the district’s website here.

Since this listing was first published, the Governor extended the school closure order through April 13. The first day schools can return to class is Tuesday, April 14, after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Monday ordered Michigan residents to stay in their homes through midnight, April 13.

Schools had previously been ordered closed by Whitmer for three weeks, with classes possibly reopening April 6.

As other Jackson County School Districts adjust their meal service schedule, this post will be updated.

All Jackson County school districts will be providing breakfast and lunch during the state mandated school shutdown.

This is the complete list of Jackson County school districts, sites and hours. Jackson Public Schools listed first, followed by all other Jackson County school districts in alphabetical order.

Please note the days and times for each district.

ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS are providing meals and you do not have to live in that particular district. Each district meal service is open to ALL JACKSON COUNTY CHILDREN age 18 and under, including young children not yet in school. Children attending charter and private schools are welcome at all districts. Some districts are providing meals during the previously scheduled Spring Break, but not all. All days/hours/locations are subject to change. All school district contact information is included at the end of this article.

All meals are not to be consumed on site. No dining space is being provided.

Jackson Public Schools

During the mandated State of Michigan shut down, JPS will be providing breakfast and lunch to ALL Jackson County school age children. Children do not need to be present when picking up meals, rather parents may come and request the number of meals needed. Please see information below on procedures and locations. If you have other questions regarding community resources please utilize 2-1-1 service.

Jackson Public Schools recognizes that students are in need of healthy meals each day. To that end we have put together a list of sites where meals will be available for children. At this time, the USDA has lifted the requirement that meals must be eaten on site. Families will be asked to come to the service point and given meals. Each day we will hand out one lunch for the day and one breakfast for the next day per child. On Fridays we will provide 3 lunches and 3 breakfasts per child to help sustain them over the weekend. All meals will be distributed in individual bags. We are pleased to be able to provide meals for children at the sites below at the listed times.

We will serve meals Monday-Friday from March 16 – April 10, 2020. (UPDATED)

JPS Meals Hours and Locations:

11 AM to 11:30 AM Griswold School

11 AM to 11:30 AM Fox Fire Apartments

11:45 AM to 12 :15 PM Abbey Villa Apartments

11:45 AM to 12 :15 PM Canterbury Apartments

12:30 PM to 1 PM South Ridge Apartments

12:30 PM to 1PM Shahan Apartments

1:15 PM to 1:45 PM Chalet Terrace Apartments

1:15 PM to 1:45 PM Blair Park Apartments

2 PM to 2:30 PM Second Baptist Church

2 PM to 2:30 PM Loomis Park

In addition families may come to several other sites in town (rain or shine) to pick up breakfast and lunch meals:

• YMCA Downtown from 12:00 PM -1:00 PM

• St. John’s UCC on Mechanic St. from 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

• Bennett Elementary School (back door by the service entrance) from 11:00 to 1:00 PM

• Middle School at Parkside (Cafeteria entrance) from 11:00AM -1:00 PM

• Frost Elementary (in the back at the bus circle) from 11:00 AM -1:00 PM

If you have questions about the Emergency Closure Meal Program, please call the JPS Food Service Office at (517) 841-2690 or contact Brant Russell at brant.russell@jpsk12.org.

Columbia Schools

Columbia School District will supply grab-and-go breakfast and lunch. Food can be picked up between 9 and 11 AM at the front of Columbia Elementary School, 320 School St., Brooklyn. Meals are available March 16, 18, 20, 23 and 25.

Concord Schools

Concord will offer drive-thru breakfast and lunch from 11 AM to 12:30 PM at Concord Elementary, 405 S. Main St., Concord from March 16 to March 27.

East Jackson Community Schools

Starting March 16, East Jackson Schools will be implementing a mobile food service program during the coming weeks, Monday thru Friday at 5 sites within the district. Anyone 18 or under will be provided lunch (and breakfast for the following day) at no cost for at home consumption.

Coachman Cove, 6600 Portage Lake Road
Sun Valley Estates, 180 Mantel Avenue
The Arbors Apartments, 2921 Woods Circle Drive
Ridgewood Vista Apartments, 5000 Ponderosa Drive
Ashton Ridge Apartments, 2907 Ashton Ridge Drive

Look for an East Jackson Community Schools bus and a familiar face at each location of the meal sharing sites. In an effort to help further address food shortages for children, our district will work to deliver meals to other locations upon request. Please contact Cheryn Delosh at 517-769-8958.

Grass Lake Community Schools

Grass Lake Community Schools will offer free breakfast and lunch. Meals are intended to be taken home for consumption. Meals are free to all children 18 and under and there is no requirement to be a district resident.

Locations and time:

Harmony Baptist Church 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM

Brown Street at the Community Events Pavilion 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM

Rank Road at the intersection of Grass Lake Road

Meals will be delivered in Grass Lake Community School Buses to the designated locations and distributed by staff members.

Hanover Horton Schools

Hanover-Horton Elementary, 131 Fairview St., Hanover will serve drive-through breakfast and lunch from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. from March 16 to 27.

Hanover-Horton will have two locations for parents to pick up the backpacks of groceries typically sent home on Fridays. Those drive-through locations are open Fridays from 4 to 6 p.m. at Beacon Church, 6000 Reynolds Road and Heritage Park in Hanover at the big red barn.

Michigan Center Schools

Michigan Center Schools will provide three sites for free breakfast and lunch for the community during the closing of K-12 school districts.

The pick-up sites will be operating from Monday, March 16 to Thursday, March 26.

Michigan Center High School, 11 AM to 1 PM. Meals will be served drive-up style in the front of the high school circle loop.

Indian Village, 2600 East South Street, Jackson. 11 AM to 11:30 AM. Meals will be served in front of the clubhouse.

Dorrell Trailer Park, Grayling Road (Location of Summer Meals Program) 12 PM too 12:30 PM. Meals will be served in empty corner lot. Look for large white truck.

Feel free to come daily. Bring your cousins and friends. You need not attend Michigan Center Schools to participate. All meals distributed are welcome to leave site. There will be no area for food to be consumed on site.

Napoleon Schools

Monday thru Friday March 16-March 20

Monday thru Thursday, March 23 thru March 26

Program will not operate during the previously scheduled spring break (March 27-April 5)

Lunch will be served in a drive-thru format at the front drive of Ezry Eby Elementary School for 11 AM to 11:45 AM daily as well as bus delivery listed below.

Bus drop locations (first drop at 10:50 AM, each stop lasts 5 to 8 minutes and lunches will be offloaded with a Napoleon Schools staff member. After Monday, a more clear time for each stop will be posted).

1st: Kenmar Dr. & Elkton

2nd: 3800 Miles Rd. – Fire Station

3rd: Shady Park on South St. (entrance area)

4th: Willows on the Pond (entrance area)

5th: 5982 Flamingo Drive (Meadowlark)

6th: 102 Mill Rd., Norvell (Jughead’s Party Store)

7th: Walter Ln & Thru Roamin Dr.

8th: 130 S. East St. (Lil Beginners Learning Center)

Northwest Schools

Northwest Schools will provide two sites for free breakfast and lunch for the community during the closing of K-12 school districts.

There will be two sites and one pick up time during the day where community members can pick up meals for their students (18 and under).

Northwest Child care and Northwest Early Elementary will be pick up sites for the cold “to-go box” breakfast and lunches, that will be prepared and are similar to the Summer Food Program.

Food can be picked up at either site between 9 and 11 am daily.

The food will be distributed to students/parents at the main building doors. Students can then take the meals offsite to eat, except for the children who are attending daycare.

We will begin feeding our community on Tuesday, March 17th through Thursday, March 26. Weekdays only.

The program will not operate during the previously scheduled spring break (March 27th – April 5).

Springport Public Schools

Four locations:

Springport Elementary and High School, 300 W. Main St., will serve breakfast from 9 to 10:30 a.m., and lunch from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Use the southwest entrance from the parking lot closest to the high school gym.

Green Meadows Apartments, 281 Green St., will serve breakfast and lunch from noon to 1:15 p.m.

Onondaga Town Hall, 4756 Baldwin St., will serve lunch from 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

Small Blessings Child Care, 600 S. Main St., Eaton Rapids, will serve breakfast from 9 to 9:30 a.m., and lunch from 11:30 a.m. to noon.

Vandercook Lake Public Schools

Vandercook Lake Public Schools will serve meals March 16 to April 3, to be picked up between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. at the Middle/High School circle drive, 1000 E. Golf Ave. The district partnered with Jackson Public Schools for distribution.

UPDATE: Vandercook Lake Schools is offering delivery. Meals can be delivered by filling out the form on the district’s website here.

Western School District

Warner Elementary, 118 Star Road, Spring Arbor; and Parma Elementary, 385 Elizabeth St., Parma will have drive thru breakfast and lunch from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. from March 16 to 27. (Lunch availability during spring break week is to be determined.)

School District Contact Information

Columbia School District

Superintendent Pamela Campbell

11775 Hewitt

Brooklyn, MI 49230

Phone: 517-592-6641

Fax: 517-592-8090

Website: www.myeagles.org

Concord Community Schools

Superintendent Dan Funston

405 South Main Street

Concord, MI 49237