Food Services

Content on this page was updated on August 21, 2020

Columbus Charter School Online Families:

We are excited to announce that free meal packages will be offered to on-line students for Columbus Charter School as part of the National School Lunch Program to ensure that the same nutrition options are available to both our on-campus students as well as on-line!

Each meal package will consist of 5 Breakfasts and 5 Lunches for the following week. Pick-up day will be each Friday between the hours of 8:00-4:00PM. Students do not have to be present to pick-up food and the menu will not follow the on-campus school menu directly.

Orders must be placed weekly by the Friday prior to pick-up. The first scheduled meal pick-up date is Friday, September 4th between 8:00-4:00PM - deadline to sign up is the Friday prior each week. If you are in need of an alternate date/time for pick-up, please contact the school office at 910-641-4042.

Link to the Sign-up Form: https://forms.gle/vP7Zu3asMhRNcJXbA

Douglass Academy Online Families:

We are excited to announce that free breakfast and lunch meals will be offered to our online students for Douglass Academy as part of the National School Lunch Program to ensure that the same nutrition options are available to both our on-campus students as well as our on-line students.

Meals must be requested the day prior to pick up. Pick-up will occur daily between 7:30am – 8:30am for breakfast and 11:30am-12:30pm for lunch. Students do not have to be present to pick-up food and meals will be catered in by New Hanover County School Nutrition Department.

To participate you will need to contact the front office at (910) 763-1976 or kthompson@douglassacademy.net. Provide the office with the student(s) full name, grade level, and homeroom teacher. Thank you for allowing us to be part of your student’s education and nutritional needs.

Information about Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) program (click link)

Text FOODNC to 877-877 to find the pick-up and drive-thru sites closest to you!

State level updates to this information are being made here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KQzg3hcEZmm1x7ZJ4TBmkCN7lY3aF36HjRKxBeuA2M0/edit#heading=h.n2e3f827hw73

Additional Food Resources:

Food Banks:

Brunswick and Columbus Counties

https://www.foodpantries.org/ci/nc-brunswick

New Hanover County

https://www.needhelppayingbills.com/html/wilmington_food_banks.html

Additional information on food resources:

https://www.capefearfoodcouncil.com/