Government of the Virgin Islands of the United States
FEEDING INITIATIVE TO EXPAND MEAL DISTRIBUTIONS ON ST. CROIX
My Brother’s Workshop partners with VIDE to distribute meals
ST. CROIX, USVI – The Virgin Islands Department of Education’s (VIDE) “No V.I. Child Goes Hungry” Feeding Initiative, which distributes breakfast and lunch to V.I. students each weekday during school closures due to COVID-19, will expand distribution to three additional sites on St. Croix, beginning May 4 and 6.
Breakfast and lunch will be distributed between the hours of 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at all sites through the close of the school year on June 4. There is no change to distribution sites in the St. Thomas-St. John District.
May 4, 2020 – 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
May 6, 2020 – 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
The Department is pleased to announce that volunteers from My Brother’s Workshop (MBW) will assist with meal distributions at the Whim and William’s Delight locations.
“My Brother’s Workshop is honored to partner with the Department of Education on this initiative,” said Jenny Hawkes, executive director. “We are ready to help DOE reach as many students as we can during this difficult time. Many people are struggling and need extra assistance, and MBW will help in any way we can to help strengthen the community.”
Assistant Education Commissioner Victor Somme III welcomes the partnership.
“My Brother’s Workshop is a prominent, non-profit public service entity that provides hope, faith and promise to at-risk and high-risk youth in the Virgin Islands, through mentorship, counseling, and education,” he said. “They are perfect partners to the VIDE.”
Personal identification and/or proof of number of children in household are not required to pick up meals.
MEAL DISTRIBUTION SITES - EFFECTIVE MAY 2020
St. Croix District Pick Up Locations
Breakfast & Lunch: 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
St. Thomas Meal Pick Up Locations
Breakfast & Lunch: 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
St. John Meal Pick Up Locations
Breakfast & Lunch: 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
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