Scottsdale Unified School District Nutrition Services Department will transition the daily curbside service it began Aug. 10 to a weekly service, beginning Wednesday, Aug. 26.

The weekly service allows families to receive five student breakfasts and five student lunches in one trip. Distribution sites will continue daily from 7–9:30 a.m. through Tuesday, Aug. 25, then transition to every Wednesday, starting Aug. 26, at the same, following locations:

• Oak Campus, 7501 E. Oak St.;
• Pima Traditional School, 8330 E. Osborn Road;
• Redfield Elementary School, 9181 E. Redfield Road;
• Tavan Elementary School, 4610 E. Osborn Road in Phoenix; and
• Yavapai/Hohokam Elementary School, 701 N. Miller Road.

“Many parents are back at work now, so being able to pick up a week’s worth of student breakfasts and lunches in just one trip a week is going to help save SUSD families time,” Nutrition Services Director Patti Bilbrey said in a prepared statement.

“We want to make it as easy as possible for students to receive five nutritious breakfasts and five nutritious lunches in a single, convenient trip.”

Meals are for SUSD-enrolled students only, including Scottsdale Online students, according to a press release. Families may select whichever of the five locations is most convenient for them. Student names and ID are required to receive the meals.

For students approved for free or reduced-cost meals, the weekly meals are free. Families that do not have free or reduced meal status are encouraged to apply at www.susd.org/Meals, especially if their financial status has changed. Breakfasts may also be purchased curbside for $1.50 each while lunches are $2.85 each.

“The coronavirus pandemic has affected people in different ways,” Ms. Bilbrey said.

“If we can help extend a family’s food budget by providing 10 student meals a week, that’s great. And we hope our grab-and-go meals help students get back into the swing of a new school year with something familiar – and delicious! We look forward to the time when we can see our students on campus, but until then, we will continue our mission to ensure families have nutritious meals – even if we have to take the kitchen curbside.”

Families must apply each school year to continue to receive the meal subsidies. Receiving free-and-reduced meal status may also lead to families being eligible for other state and federal benefit programs.

SUSD’s Nutrition Services Department provides eligible families with a letter of eligibility upon request to aid them in qualifying for other assistance programs. There is no cost to apply or to receive the eligibility letter.

Nutrition Services also provides lunches to students attending SUSD’s five Enhanced Distance Learning Camps (Desert Canyon Elementary, Hopi Elementary, Pima Traditional, Pueblo Elementary and Tonalea K-8).

Meal menus are posted at https://scottsdale.nutrislice.com/. Click on the school logo to access the curbside and camp daily and weekly menus.