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March 16, 2020

Dear Prep Families:

We hope that you are doing well and that you and your family units are staying healthy. As we have said throughout, we are closely monitoring the COVID-19 situation and know that it is rapidly evolving. Since we wrote to you Saturday evening, the Governor has taken more drastic measures to keep our communities safe; he implemented a statewide closure of all school, limited gatherings to no more than 25 people, stopped dine-in and consumption at restaurants, and eliminated visitors to nursing homes (among other things). Things are changing quickly and we are doing our best to stay on top of them. We have been using the Mass.Gov and Center for Disease Control & Prevention websites to guide us. We hope you also find them helpful.

Today we wanted to pass along four pieces of information: 1. Materials Pick-up: For those students and families that were not able to pick up materials on Friday, we are hosting pick-up times on Tuesday, March 17th. These will be from 11am – 1pm and 6pm – 8pm. We ask, for reasons of social distancing, that people adhere to the staggered arrival times to pick up materials. Please enter the building under the Boston Prep sign to gather items. a. Last name A – D 11:00-11:30am and 6:00-6:30pm b. Last name E – K 11:30am-12:00pm and 6:30-7:00pm c. Last name L – Q 12:00-12:30pm and 7:00-7:30pm d. Last name R – Z 12:30-1:00pm and 7:30-8:00pm

2. Food access: We will be offering food service at Boston Prep from 11:00am – 1:00pm every day. For social distancing, we will use a staggered approach to food pick up. At the food pick-up, students can gather lunch and breakfast. Additionally, students are welcome to use any food distribution site in the City of Boston (listed at the end of this letter). You do not need to come to Boston Prep and can go to sites closer to your home. a. Last name A – D 11:00-11:30am b. Last name E – K 11:30am-12:00pm c. Last name L – Q 12:00-12:30pm d. Last name R – Z 12:30-1:00pm

3. Next Communication: We will send another communication to all families by Wednesday, March 18th. It will discuss remote learning opportunities in more depth.

Thank you for your continued partnership and understanding. We miss having our hallways bustling with our students. Their energy, curiosity, and spirit fills our days. We look forward to working together in the days ahead so we all stay engaged. In the interim, please take good care and encourage students to stay home and practice social distancing.

Be well, Sharon Liszanckie Eileen Callahan Cristina Lopez Julie Duran

YMCA Meal Programs Near You

These meal programs will open starting Tuesday, March 17th. ● BCYF BLACKSTONE: 50 West Brookline St, Boston MA, 02118 ● BOSTON YOUTH WRESTLING: 100 Warren Street, Roxbury, MA 02129 ● CHARLESTOWN COMMUNITY CENTER: 255 Medford Street Charlestown, MA 02129 ● CURLEY COMMUNITY CENTER: 1663 Columbia Road MA 02127 ● CURTIS HALL COMMUNITY CENTER: 20 South St, , MA, 02130 ● DORCHESTER YMCA: 776 Washington Street Dorchester, MA 02124 ● EGELSTON SQUARE YMCA-YOUTH PROGRAM: 3134 Washington Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 ● HENNIGAN COMMUNITY CENTER: 200 Heath Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 ● HUNTINGTON AVENUE YMCA: 316 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115 ● HYDE PARK YMCA (THOMAS M. MENINO): 1137 River Street, Hyde Park, MA 02136 ● KENNEDY CENTER: 55 Bunker Hill St. Charlestown MA 02129 ● LENOX/CAMDEN (Vibrant Boston): 136 Lenox Street Boston MA 02118 ● MARSHALL COMMUNITY CENTER: 35 Westville St, Boston MA, 02124 ● MARTY PINO COMMUNITY CENTER: 86 Boardman Street, East Boston, MA 02128 ● NAZZARO COMMUNITY CENTER: 30 N. Bennet Street Boston, MA 02133 ● OAK SQUARE YMCA: 615 Washington Street Brighton, MA 02135 ● OREINT HEIGHTS COMMUNITY CENTER: 38 Vallar Road East Boston, Ma 02128 ● PARIS STREET COMMUNITY CENTER: 112 Paris Street East Boston, MA 02128 ● PARKWAY YMCA (bear camp): 1972 Centre Street, , MA 02132 ● ROXBURY YMCA: 285 Martin Luther King Blvd. Roxbury, MA 02119 ● Salesian Boy's and Girls: 150 Byron Street East Boston, MA 02128 ● THOMAS MENINO COMMUNITY CENTER- DAY: 125 Brookway Road , MA 02131 ● TOBIN COMMUNITY CENTER: 1481 Tremont St, Mission Hill, MA 02120 ● TREE OF LIFE/ARBOL DE VIDA: 297 Centre Street #2, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 ● VIETNAMESE AMERICAN COMMUNITY CENTER: 42 Charles Street Dorchester MA 02122 ● VINE ST COMMUNITY CENTER: 339 Dudley St, Roxbury MA 02119 ● WANG YMCA OF CHINATOWN: 8 Oak Street West, Boston, MA 02116 ● WHITTIER STREET HEALTH CENTER: 1290 Tremont Street 2nd Floor Boston, MA 02120 ● YMCA EAST BOSTON @ Ashley Street: 54 Ashley Street East Boston, 02128

Boston Charter School Meal Programs Near You

These meal programs will open from 11 AM – 1 PM to all Boston starting Wednesday March 18th

KIPP Academy Boston Middle School 37 Babson St, , MA 02126

Match Middle School (6-8) 215 Forest Hills St. Jamaica Plain Ma 02130

Academy of the Pacific Rim 1 Westinghouse Plaza, Hyde Park, MA 02136

Roxbury Prep 120 Fisher Ave, Boston, MA 02120

Roxbury Prep 5 Maywood St, Roxbury, MA 02119

Roxbury Prep 206 Magnolia St, Boston, MA 02121

Roxbury Prep 22 Regina Rd, Dorchester Center, MA

Boston Renaissance Charter Public School 1415 Hyde Park Ave, Hyde Park, MA 02136 Codman Academy Charter School 637 Washington St, Dorchester, MA 02124

Boston Collegiate, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL 11 Mayhew Street, Dorchester, MA 02125

Neighborhood House Charter School - Centre St. Campus 197 Centre St, Dorchester Center, MA 02124

Excel Academy Charter High School 401 Bremen St, East Boston, MA 02128

Bridge Boston Charter School 435 Warren St, Boston, MA 02119

Brooke Charter School Roslindale 190 Cummins Hwy, Roslindale, MA 02131

Brooke Charter School Mattapan 150 American Legion Hwy, Boston, MA 02124

Brooke Charter School East Boston 94 Horace St, East Boston, MA 02128

Boston Public School Meal Programs Near You

BPS will continue to provide free breakfast and lunch meals to all Boston children beginning Tuesday, March 17. Locations will be open Monday - Friday from 8:30 am - 11:30 am at the schools listed below.

Charlestown High School (Charlestown) - 240 Medford St, Charlestown

East Boston High School (East Boston) - 86 White St, East Boston

Brighton High School (Brighton) - 25 Warren St, Brighton

Boston Latin School (Fenway-Kenmore) - 78 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston

Blackstone Elementary School (South End) - 380 Shawmut Ave, Boston

Condon Elementary School (South Boston) - 200 D St, Boston

Curley K-8 School (Jamaica Plain) - 493 Centre St, Jamaica Plain

Boston Latin Academy (Roxbury) - 205 Townsend St, Boston

McCormack Middle School (Dorchester) - 315 Mt Vernon St, Dorchester

Community Academy of Science & Health (Dorchester) - 11 Charles St, Dorchester

Lee K-8 School (Dorchester) - 155 Talbot Ave, Boston

Frederick (Dorchester) - 270 Columbia Rd, Boston

Mildred Ave School (Mattapan) - 5 Mildred Ave, Mattapan

Irving Middle School (Roslindale) - 105 Cummins Hwy, Roslindale

BCLA/New Mission High School (Hyde Park) - 655 Metropolitan Ave, Boston

Ohrenberger School (West Roxbury) - 175 W Boundary Rd, West Roxbury

List of Food Banks and Community Meals in Boston

Below are a list of food banks in the area. Be sure to call ahead of visiting any location to make sure they are remaining open and in operation. ● The Paulist Center, 5 Park St., Boston, MA 02108 ○ Food Pantry: Tuesdays 1:30pm - 3:00pm ○ Wednesday Night Supper Club: Wednesdays 6:00pm ○ Breakfast: 3rd Saturday of each month, 9:00am ○ 617-742-4460 ○ Map here ● St Anthony Shrine/Franciscan Food Center, 100 Arch Street, Boston, MA 02110 ○ Thursdays & Saturdays, 10:00am - 1:00pm ○ 617-542-6440 ○ Map here ● Boston Rescue Mission / Pantry, 39 Kingston St., Boston, MA 02111 ○ Breakfast: 6:30am - 7:30am ○ Lunch: Monday through Friday 3:00pm-4:00pm ○ Sunday dinner, 5:00pm ○ 617-338-9000

● ABCD N. End/W.End Pantry, 1 Michelangelo Street, Boston, MA 02113 ○ Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm ○ (617) 523-8125 ○ Map here ● International Institute of , 2 Boylston Street 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02116 ○ Monday and Friday, 10am to 4pm ○ Tuesday through Thursday, 10am to 8pm ○ (617) 695-9990 ● Rice Sticks and Tea/Asian Food Pantry, 351 Boylston St., Boston, MA 02116 ○ (617) 239-0225 ○ Breakfast: 2nd Saturday of the month from 7:30am to 9:15am ● Friday Night Supper, 351 Boylston St., Boston, MA 02116 ○ (617) 536-7050 ○ Dinner on Fridays from 5pm to 7pm ● Women’s Lunch Place, 67 Newbury St., Boston, MA 02116 ○ (617) 267-0200 ○ Monday through Saturday, 7am to 2pm

● Church of the Covenant, 67 Newbury St., Boston, MA 02116 ○ (617) 266-7480 ○ Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 12pm ● Project Place, 1145 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02118 ○ (617) 542-3740 ○ Breakfast and Lunch, Monday through Friday, from 11:30am to 1pm ● Pine Street Inn/Meals, 444 Harrison Ave., Boston, MA 02118 ○ (617) 892-7780 ○ Breakfast Monday through Sunday from 6am to 7am ○ Dinner Monday through Sunday, 5pm to 6pm ● Haley House Soup Kitchen, 23 Dartmouth St., Boston, MA 02116 ○ (617) 236-8132 ○ Weekday Breakfast from 5:30am to 9am ○ Sunday Breakfast on Sunday from 9am to 12pm ○ Thursday Lunch from 10:30am to 11:30am ● Salvation Army/South End Food Pantry, 1500 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02118 ○ (617) 236-7233 ○ Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 9am to 11:30am ○ Friday from 2:30pm to 4:00pm, hand out 1 bag of food per household from Lovin' Spoonfuls donation ● Union United Methodist Church Food Pantry, 485 Columbus Ave., Roxbury, MA 02118 ○ (617) 287-1020 ○ Thursday from 5:30pm to 7:30pm ○ Tuesday from 8am to 1pm ● Boston Medical Center Food Pantry, 1 Boston Medical Center Yawkey B, Boston, MA 02118 ○ (617) 414-3834 ○ Monday through Friday, 10am to 4pm ● Emmanuel Temple Church Food Pantry 471 Warren St., Dorchester, MA 02121 ○ (617) 442-8500 ○ 1st Wednesday of the month, 2:00PM to 3:30PM ● Rosie's Place/Pantry, 889 Harrison Ave., Boston, MA 02118 ○ (617) 318-0236 ○ Breakfast on Tuesday and Friday from 8:30am to 11:30am ○ Dinner on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 4:30pm to 6:30pm ● Grant A.M.E./Self-Help, 1906 Washington St., Boston, MA 02118 ○ (857) 499-0526 ○ Breakfast from 9am to 2pm on 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month ● USCC/Warwick House-St Katherine Drexel, 175 Ruggles St., Roxbury, MA 02120 ○ (617) 442-8890 ○ Thursdays from 7am to 9am ● American Red Cross/Boston Pantry, 1033 Ave, Boston, MA 02118 ○ (617) 719-6632 ○ Wednesdays and Saturdays from 9am to 12pm ● Eliot Congregational Church Food Pantry, 56 Dale St., Roxbury, MA 02119 ○ (617) 445-7525 ○ 2nd and 4th Thursdays from 10am to 12pm ● Charles Street A.M.E. Church, 551 Warren St., Dorchester, MA 02121 ○ (617) 442-7770 ○ 1st and 3rd Thursday, from 12pm to 2pm ● Grace and Hope Mission Food Pantry, 1900 Columbus Avenue, Roxbury, MA 02119 ○ (617) 442-7579 ○ Tuesdays from 11am to 12pm ● ABCD/ Brighton, 640 Washington St #203, Brighton, MA 02135 ○ (617) 903-3640 ○ Monday from 11am to 4pm ○ Tuesday from 2pm to 4pm ○ Wednesday through Friday, 10am to 4pm ● BMC/Healthy Baby, Healthy Child, 213 River Street, Mattapan, MA 02126 ○ (617) 534-2032 ○ Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 10am to 3pm ● Holy Redeemer Church/Our Daily Bread Pty, 56 Havre Street, East Boston, MA 02128 ○ (617) 567-5926 ○ Wednesday and Sunday from 3pm to 4pm ● Catholic Charities/El Centro del Cardena, Monsignor Reynolds Way, Boston, MA 02118 ○ (617) 335-0208 ○ Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 9am to 2:30pm ● South Boston Community Health Center, 409 West Broadway, South Boston, MA 0212 ○ (617) 269-7500 ○ Tuesday and Wednesday from 10am to 2pm ● ABC/ People's Baptist Church Food Pantry, 134 Camden Street, Roxbury, MA 02118 ○ (617) 427-0424 ○ 3rd and 4th Wednesdays from 9am to 5pm ● NE Behavioral-Boston, 784 Massachusetts Ave, Boston, MA 02118 ○ (617) 226-3246 ○ Everyday from 7am to 7pm ● United Emmanuel Holiness Church, 65 Windsor St., Roxbury, MA 02120 ○ (617) 442-4183 ○ 3rd Saturdays from 9am to 1pm ● St. Augustine's Food Pantry, 331 Old Colony Ave, South Boston, MA 02127 ○ (617) 268-1230 ○ Wednesdays from 12:30pm to 1:30pm ● Boston Missionary Baptist Community Center, Inc, 336 Dudley St, Roxbury, MA 02119 ○ (617) 427-4448 ○ Saturdays from 2pm to 4pm ● Resurrection Lutheran Church, 94 Warren St., Roxbury, MA 02119 ○ (617) 427-2066 ○ 2nd and 4th Saturdays from 7am to 9:30am ● Children's Services of Roxbury, 504 Dudley Street, Roxbury, MA 02119 ○ (617) 989-1093 ○ Monday through Friday, from 9am to 5pm ● Grace Federated Church/Emrg Food Cupboar, 760 Saratoga St., East Boston, MA 02128 ○ (617) 569-5358 ○ Saturdays from 10am to 12pm ● Twelfth Baptist Church Food Pantry, 160 Warren St., Roxbury, MA 02119 ○ (617) 442-7855 ○ Tuesdays from 12pm to 1:30pm ● USCCB/Blessed Mother Teresa Parish, 800 Columbia Road, Dorchester, MA 02125 ○ (617) 436-2190 ○ Thursdays from 11am to 1pm ○ Saturdays from 9am to 11am ● ABCD/Jamaica Plain Pantry 30 Bickford Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 ○ (617) 522-4830 ○ Thurs and Friday, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM ● Pilgrim Church Food Pantry 540 Columbia Road, Dorchester, MA 02125 ○ (617) 282-0456 ○ Wednesday, 10 - 11:00AM ○ Lunch on Saturday 12:00 Pm to 1:30PM ● St. Mary's Food Pantry 14 Cushing Ave., Dorchester, MA 02125 ○ (617) 282-3181 ○ Tuesday 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM ● Church of God of Prophecy/Roxbury 270 Warren St., Roxbury, MA 02119 ○ (617) 427-7766 ○ 2nd and 4th Monday of the month, 8:30AM to 11:30 Pm ● Salvation Army/Kroc Ctr Emerg Food Pantry 650 Dudley Street, Dorchester, MA 02125 ○ (617) 318-6936 ○ Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM ● ABCD/Parker Hill Fenway Nghbrhd Svc Ctr. 714 Parker St., Roxbury, MA 02120 ○ 617-445-6000 ○ *Call to schedule an appointment* Monday, Thursday, Friday 9AM to 12:30 PM ● Building Audacity ○ [email protected] ○ (857) 264-1348 ○ Meal delivery service. Call or email to see availability of service.

How to Find Other Food Resources Near You

● FoodSource Hotline: ○ Call 1-800-645-8333 or 1-800-377-1292 (TTY) between 8AM - 7PM Monday through Friday or 10AM - 2PM on Saturday. ○ FoodSource Hotline counselors refer callers to food resources in their community as well as provides them with information about school meals, summer meal sites for kids, elder meals programs, and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps. ○ The FoodSource Hotline can provide information in 160 different languages — from Arabic to Cambodian, Russian to Vietnamese. This special service links callers with a translator who assists them with the call. ○ These services are available to all Massachusetts residents. ● Massachusetts Emergency Food Assistance Program (MEFAP) ● Food For Free ● Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) ● Food Bank: Agency Locator