Friday Meal Distribution at LES
There will be a weekly food distribution at Lansdowne Elementary School every Friday until supplies last. Families can receive one package per child in the home. Each meal package will include breakfast and lunch for Saturday and Sunday. Please pull into the bus loop and remain in your car when picking up the food. Please also remember to wear a face mask.
If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Muise at [email protected] or 443-809-1408.
Summer Food Service Program provided by BCPS
Baltimore County Public Schools will offer free breakfast and lunch meals through the Summer Food Service Program on weekdays from Thursday, June 20, through Friday, August 16 (with the exception of Thursday, July 4). Free meals are available for all children ages 2-18.
This year, daily on-site lunch meals will be offered at 16 community sites across the county. In addition, in rural areas, once per week, families will be able to pick up five breakfast and five lunch meals per child.
There will be several ways to access meals, so please visit the Food and Nutrition - Baltimore County Public Schools (bcps.org)Web site to learn more! Registration is now open!
Weekly bulk meals will be distributed at two drive-through locations:
Mondays, 12-12:30 p.m., beginning Monday, June 24
Kingsville Elementary School, 7300 Sunshine Ave., Kingsville 21087
Tuesdays, 8-8:30 a.m., beginning Tuesday, June 25
Sparks Elementary School, 601 Belfast Rd., Sparks 21152
Onsite lunch meals, which must be consumed onsite, will be offered at 16 community sites:
Monday – Friday, from 12-12:30 p.m.
- Essex Park Townhomes & Apartments, 1572 Alconbury Rd., Essex 21221
- Lakebrook Circle Park, 2926 Lakebrook Cir., Lansdowne 21227
- Morgan Properties Community Pool, 3736 White Pine Rd., Middle River 21220
- The Commons at White Marsh, 9901 Langs Rd., Middle River 21220
Baltimore County Library Branches (times will vary by location)
- Arbutus branch, 855 Sulphur Spring Rd., Arbutus 21227
- Essex branch, 1100 Eastern Blvd., Essex 21221
- Lansdowne branch, 500 Third Ave., Lansdowne 21227
- Loch Raven branch, 1046 Taylor Ave., Towson 21286
- North Point Library, 1716 Merritt Blvd., Dundalk 21222
- Parkville-Carney branch, 9509 Harford Rd., Parkville 21234
- Perry Hall branch, 9685 Honeygo Blvd., Perry Hall 21128
- Randallstown branch, 8604 Liberty Rd., Randallstown 21133
- Reisterstown branch, 21 Cockeys Mill Rd., Reisterstown 21136
- Rosedale branch, 6105 Kenwood Ave., Rosedale 21237
- White Marsh branch, 8133 Sandpiper Cir., Baltimore 21236
- Woodlawn branch, 1811 Woodlawn Dr., Woodlawn 21207
Internet access
Ready to access online resources but don't have internet access at home? Several local internet providers are working to offer free/low-cost options to families during this time.
Comcast
AT&T
- AT&T is offering two months of free services, and then $5 a month for speeds 768Kbps-3Mbps,or $10 a month for speeds 5Mbps-10MBPS.
- They are waiving all home internet data overage fees.
- For more information and to apply, visit the Access from AT&T webpage.
- The customer service number is 1-800-288-2020.
Verizon
- Verizon provides “Lifeline Services” including phone, and internet for discounted fees. Basic phone services are around $0.66 a month for outgoing calls, and enhanced phone services are $10 a month for unlimited calls.
- Additionally, Broadband internet is available for $9.25 monthly.
- For more information and to apply, visit Verizon's Lifeline webpage.
- The customer service number is 1-800-832-4966.
Baltimore County resources for help
Social emotional support resources
Children (and adults!) are likely to have lots of unanswered questions and be experiencing all kinds of emotions during this time away from their regular school routines. See below for some ideas on how to support your child's social emotional health. Additional resources and ideas will be updated regularly below:
Mental Health Resources
Please view the Mental Health Resources document for a comprehensive list of available services for students and families.
ESOL Resources
Please view the ESOL Family Literacy Flyer for information regarding free Zoom classes! If you have any questions on this or would like any additional information, please contact the Family Literacy ESOL program coordinator, Angina Panozzo, at [email protected] or 443-840-3452.
Academic Resources
Common Ground and Student Achievement Partners created Family Guides to help anyone supporting a child's learning in the 2021 school year and beyond learn more about what children should know and be able to do, grade by grade, in math and literacy.
Access to Focus and Schoology:
Parent are allowed to log in and access Focus (BCPS’ Student Information System) and Schoology (BCPS’ Learning Management System).
The Department of Information Technology has monitored active logins and, while over 5,000 parents have logged in, BCPS has roughly 200,000 established connections to students. In order to increase the number of established accounts before the Quarter 1 report cards are released, school staff should share the Creating a Parent Account document with parents. The directions for parents can be also found on the BCPS Web site under “Tech Support.” In addition, a document has been prepared to aid school staff in their support for parents as they navigate these new tools. That document can be found here. Parents and teachers should also be aware that there is now a link within Focus to take them directly to Schoology, thus eliminating the need for separate login pathways.