Last week, Jackson's public schools system announced it's continuing to provide free breakfast and lunch to students during the shutdown.
During a press conference, Superintendent Errick Greene announced that the district will continue providing breakfast and lunch to students.
And, they're expanding their supper program to new locations as well.
"Our work does not end with the education of our scholars in classrooms, but also supporting our scholars and being healthy and whole and by extension supporting their families," Greene said.
Those dinner meals are served at several schools across the city from 4:00 to 5:30, Monday through Friday. The expansion adds meal service to Bates Elementary, Kirksey Middle School, and Blackburn Middle School.
Those meals are free for students and $4 for adult family members.
Sherwin Johnson, Executive Director of Public Engagement for Jackson Public Schools, said they're working with the Community Foundation for Mississippi on using donations to help fund meals for adults who can't afford them.
And, they're coordinating with local faith organizations to provide transportation for folks to get to meal sites.
"Our scholars can't learn if they're not properly nourished, and so this could have a very significant impact on people's well-being," Jones told MPB. "We wanted to help come up with solutions to help fill those gaps."
You can find a school near you that's part of JPS's supper program at the district's website.
For folks wanting to support the supper program, the district asks that donations be made through the Community Foundation for Mississippi. They're also encouraging people to donate to the Mississippi Food Network to help combat food insecurity in the state.
