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Philly Opens 20 Free Food Pickup Sites Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

Philadelphia has 20 community sites providing free food to residents impacted by the coronavirus pandemic

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Philadelphia opened 20 community sites on Monday providing free food to residents impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. 

Residents can pick up a box of food (one box per household) between Monday and Thursday, 10 a.m. to noon, at the 20 sites throughout the city. The sites are part of a partnership between Philabundance and the Share Food Program. The city and Philadelphia school district are also operating student meal sites at more than 80 locations. 

The school district also announced Sunday a second round of hard copies of Learning Guides for students K-12 will be available at the food pickup sites starting Monday.

You can view all of the food and student meal sites here. 

Community members receive free food package at a distribution location in Northwest section of Philadelphia, PA, on March 30, 2020. The City-coordinated program distributes twice a week free food boxes at twenty locations throughout the city to residents impacter by the COVID-19 crisis. (Photo by Bastiaan Slabbers/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
One of the food box pick up locations on March 30, 2020.
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