Meals program providing to-go lunches for school vacation week

Valerie Hudson, executive director of the Franklin County Community Meals Program, works in the kitchen in the Second Congregational Church in Greenfield. The meals program will be serving to-go lunches throughout school vacation week at three locations in Greenfield and Turners Falls.

Valerie Hudson, executive director of the Franklin County Community Meals Program, works in the kitchen in the Second Congregational Church in Greenfield. The meals program will be serving to-go lunches throughout school vacation week at three locations in Greenfield and Turners Falls. STAFF FILE PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ

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Published: 02-14-2025 3:47 PM

The Franklin County Community Meals Program will be serving to-go lunches throughout school vacation week at three locations in Greenfield and Turners Falls.

Students missing out on lunch while school is closed can stop in to pick up their choice of ham, turkey or peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, in addition to yogurt and fresh fruit. On Thursday, the Franklin County Community Meals Program will also serve hamburgers, and the menu on Friday will include grilled cheese sandwiches.

“We will be serving to-go lunches to any student that comes through, to make up for the loss of school lunch programs,” explained Franklin County Community Meals Program Executive Director Valerie Hudson. “It’s come one, come all.”

While the program is primarily intended for students who would normally get their lunch at school, parents and caregivers are welcome to grab lunch, too.

Pickup will be from noon to 1 p.m. each day starting Monday, Feb. 17, and ending Friday, Feb. 21, at any of the following locations:

■Our Lady of Peace Church, 90 Seventh St. in Turners Falls.

■Hillcrest Homes, at the corner of Griswold and Davis streets in Turners Falls.

■Oak Courts, Elm Street in Greenfield.

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