Thirty-seven New Haven public schools and three Hamden public schools will be providing free breakfast and lunch pick-ups starting Monday in an effort to make sure kids don’t go hungry while both systems are closed to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus.
On Saturday afternoon, city spokesperson Gage Frank sent out a press release identifying the 37 New Haven schools that will be food pick-up sites Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
All city public schools closed indefinitely starting Friday as a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.
“Families of students will be instructed to go to the site nearest to their residence,” the press release reads. “Food distribution sites will be open for both breakfast and lunch pick up Monday through Friday between 9:00 AM and 12:00 PM. NHPS officials will work to maintain appropriate social distancing per Center for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines in an effort to reduce the potential spread of COVID-19.”
The announcement came on the same day that Mayor Justin Elicker and city Health Director Maritza Bond confirmed that a city resident has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, as have three non-residents who were recently tested by Yale New Haven Health, including the hospital’s systems chief nursing executive.
See above for a map of all 37 locations where free breakfast and lunch can be picked up. See below for that same list of school names and addresses.
Site Address Days and Time of Operation
Barnard School 170 Derby Ave. Monday — Friday 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Beecher 100 Jewell Street Monday — Friday 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Benjamin Jepson 15 Lexington Ave. Monday — Friday 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Betsy Ross 150 Kimberly Ave. Monday — Friday 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Bishop Woods 1481 Quinnipiac Ave. Monday — Friday 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Katherine Brennan 200 Wilmot Road Monday — Friday 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Celentano 400 Canner Street Monday — Friday 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Clinton 293 Clinton Ave. Monday — Friday 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Columbus 255 Blatchley Street Monday — Friday 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Conte 511 Chapel Street Monday — Friday 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Davis 35 Davis Street Monday — Friday 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Dr. Mayo 185 Goffe Street Monday — Friday 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
East Rock 133 Nash Street Monday — Friday 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Edgewood 737 Edgewood Ave. Monday — Friday 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Fair Haven 164 Grand Ave. Monday — Friday 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Hill Regional Career 140 Legion Ave. Monday — Friday 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Hooker Middle 691 Whitney Ave. Monday — Friday 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
HSC 175 Water Street Monday — Friday 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Hillhouse HS 480 Sherman Pkwy. Monday — Friday 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
John Daniels 569 Congress Ave. Monday — Friday 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
John Martinez 100 James Street Monday — Friday 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
King Robinson 150 Fournier Street Monday — Friday 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Lincoln Bassett 130 Bassett Street Monday — Friday 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Mauro Sheridan 191 Fountain Street Monday — Friday 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Metro 115 Water Street Monday — Friday 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
New Haven Academy 444 Orange Street Monday — Friday 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Quinnipiac 460 Lexington Ave. Monday — Friday 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Roberto Clemente 360 Columbus Ave. Monday — Friday 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Riverside 103 Hallock Street Monday — Friday 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Ross Woodward 185 Barnes Ave. Monday — Friday 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Sound 60 South Water Street Monday — Friday 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Strong-Obama 69 Farnham Ave. Monday — Friday 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Troup 259 Edgewood Ave. Monday — Friday 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Truman 114 Truman Street Monday — Friday 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
West Rock Acad. 311 Valley Street Monday — Friday 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Wexler/Grant 55 Foote Street Monday — Friday 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Wilbur Cross HS 181 Mitchell Drive Monday — Friday 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Hamden has also identified three schools, Hamden High School, Hamden Middle School, and the Church Street School, where anyone between the ages of 5 and 18 can pick up a meal between 9 a.m. and 12 p.m. starting Monday.
Quinnipiac University Professor Amy Walker and her students mapped those locations (see above).
Many of Hamden’s students rely on free or reduced-price school breakfasts and lunches. Though schools are now closed indefinitely, the district is still providing meals to those who need them with a system similar to the district’s summer meals program.
Hamden High School is on the CTtransit 238 bus line. Hamden Middle School is on the 238C line, and is also a 15-minute walk from Centerville, which is accessible on the 228 and 229 lines. The Church Street School is about a five-minute walk from Dixwell Avenue and the 238 line.
