Resources During COVID-19

Meal Information

Breakfast and lunch will be served at no cost to BART students on the days they attend in person. Remote learners and their guardians have the option to pick up a free meal at any number of sites throughout the region, regardless of which school they/their student(s) attends.

The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) and Project Bread will continue to publish open meal sites on Project Bread’s summer meal site finder to expand access to meals for remote learners. Please email meals@bartcharter.org if you need further assistance getting meals for your student(s) during the remote learning period.

North Adams - starting Tuesday September 15
Curbside grab and go breakfast and lunch served daily at the following locations/times. Friday pickup includes weekend meals:
Brayton Elementary School (Barbour St.) 11:00 - 1:00
Colegrove Park Elementary School (Church St.) 11:00 - 1:00

Adams - starting Tuesday September 15
Grab and go breakfast and lunch served daily.
All the meals at HVES are being given out at the bus that parks in the Elks parking lot, opposite McDonald's parking lot. The meals there are available from 11:15 to 12:15 daily

The photo is of bus routes Hoosac Valley School uses to deliver lunch to students around the town -- for more information contact rschutz@hoosacvalley.org

No delivery on
November: 3rd, 11th, 25th, 26th, 27th
December: 23rd thru 31st
January: 1st, 18th
February: 15th thru 19th
April: 2nd and 19th thru 23rd

Pittsfield - starting Wednesday September 16
Grab and go breakfast and lunch served Monday, Wednesday and Friday at the following locations/times:
Conte Community School (West Union St.) 11:00 -12:00
Morningside Community School (Burbank St.) 11:00 -12:00
Allendale Elementary School (Connecticut Ave.) 11:30 - 12:00
Berkshire Peak Apartments (West St.) 11:15 - 12:15
Brattlebrook Apartments (April Lane) 11:30 - 12:00
Dower Square Housing Village (Wahconah St.) 11:30 - 12:00
Egremont Elementary (Egremont Ave.) 11:30 - 12:00

NONDISCRIMINATION

In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by the USDA.

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing, or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at: http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by:

mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture fax: (202) 690-7442; or

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights email: intake@usda.gov

1400 Independence Avenue, SW

Washington, D.C. 20250-9410

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

Housing Information

Emergency Housing Assistance during COVID-19 from Mass.gov