On Day 2 Of 'Grab-And-Go,' LAUSD Distributes More Than 90,000 Meals

The Los Angeles Unified School District — like many others around Southern California — has closed all of its campuses in response to the coronavirus outbreak.

Recognizing that many students rely on schools for meals, the district opened 60 "grab-and-go" food centers on Wednesday, where volunteers and staff are handing out free breakfasts and lunches to kids from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m.

On the first day of the program, LAUSD staff and volunteers handed out 40,247 meals, the district says. On Thursday, according to a tweet from schools Supt. Austin Beutner, that number more than doubled, to 92,493 people served . [Beutner corrected this on Friday to say more than 183,000 meals had been handed out.

According to a district spokesperson, the 60 grab-and-go meal centers are staffed by more than 1,200 volunteers and district staff from the Red Cross, Beyond the Bell, LA's Best, food services, and other parts of the district.

HERE TO HELP:

• See a map of LAUSD grab-and-go centers and other meal distribution points throughout LA County