Food Service Program

Grab & Go Breakfast and Lunch During School Closure

Grab & Go Details
How to Help!

Grab & Go Details

Grab & Go Meals
Starting Monday and every weekday until school reopens, the Ellington Public Schools will offer a grab & go breakfast and lunch at Ellington High School. All children from families in need are eligible to receive a free meal, as long as they are under 18 and one child attends the Ellington Public Schools.

Breakfast & Lunch Service: 8:00am - 12:30pm.

You do not need to qualify for free or reduced lunch to access these meals.

Food Bank
In conjunction with the Town of Ellington Food Bank, we will be setting up a temporary food bank at Ellington High School during the grab & go service hours. Families can shop at the food bank, which will be located in the Ellington High School cafeteria.

How to Help!

Please Help Stock our Shelves!
As we go forward, it’s important that we come together as a community to help everyone in need. With this food bank being set up in short order, we need your help in making sure everyone in our Ellington Family does not have to worry about food during this unique time. We encourage anyone that is able to please drop off non-perishable & dry goods at the Central Office, 47 Main Street. A box is located outside the main door. Donations can also be made to the Ellington Food Bank.

Items may include undamaged boxes or cans of the following items:

Canned fruit or vegetables
Canned meats and fish (chicken, tuna, etc.)
Dried or canned legumes, such as beans
Rice or other whole grains
Dry Pastas & pasta sauce
Soup
Oatmeal
Dry cereals
Pureed foods such as applesauce, sweet potato
Nut-butters, such as peanut or almond

A full list of healthy food donation options can be found here: Healthy Food Donation List.

Additionally, non-food items such as disinfectants are expensive and essential during this time. Please consider donating what you can.

Any extra food will be donated to the Ellington Food Bank.

The Ellington Public Schools are proud to collaborate with Whitsons School Nutrition to offer a healthy, nutritious, and convenient meal program for everyone.

Our goal is to plan, prepare and serve nutritious meals, so our children are motivated to make healthy food choices at school.

The traditional food-based menu planning system requires specific food group components to be served in specific amounts for each age/grade level. The National School Lunch Program was established in 1946, this plan was designed to provide each child with 1/3 of the recommended dietary allowance per day.

Our mission is to provide students with a healthy lunch that meets 1/3 of their daily nutritional requirements according to the USDA guidelines.