Central Florida schools giving free meals to students

Districts across Central Florida are providing free meals to students.

The schools are providing both breakfast and lunch.

District staff members will pass out the meals in a drive-thru setting from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The students must take their meals home to eat them.Nearly 50 schools will be offering the meals starting Monday. The meals are not only for students who qualify for free or reduced cost lunch -- any student can get access to a meal.

Those in need can text FLKIDSMEALS to 211-211 to find their closest participating Summer BreakSpot location. They can also call 211 to talk with someone for additional locations.

Families can go the website here to find a location in their area. As of Tuesday, Fried said there around 1,000 locations active statewide, which will increase.

Here is a list of information for each county offering meals:

Source: Wesh 2 news https://www.wesh.com/