BISD Awarded $14,000 for COVID-19 Emergency School Nutrition Funding

Brownsville, Texas – The Brownsville Independent School District (BISD) announces today that the Food and Nutrition Services Department received $14,000 in grants to seven schools for supplies and resources to help facilitate school meal delivery and distribution during COVID-19.

Dairy Max and the Dallas Cowboys, in partnership with GENYOUth, established a COVID-19 Emergency Fund to support Texas schools and school nutrition partners. GENYOUth is a national nonprofit organization that empowers students to create a healthier future for themselves and their peers by convening a network of private and public partners to raise funds for youth wellness initiatives that create healthier school communities.

“We are absolutely thrilled to be a partner of GENYOUth and be awarded with their support to continue our efforts of meal delivery and distribution,” said Laura Villarreal, director of food and nutrition services of Brownsville Independent School District. “Each school is eligible to receive up to $3,000 and the grant funds can be used towards the purchase of resources needed to provide continued school meal programs such as soft-sided coolers, bags and containers for individual servings, and protective gear for food service sanitation and safety.”

The amount of $2,000 will go to each of the following schools; Hanna Early College High School; Lopez Early College High School; Manzano Middle School; Pace Early College High School; Porter Early College High School; Rivera Early College High School; and Vela Middle School.

For more information about the grant, visit https://covid-19.genyouthnow.org/. Eligibility requirements for the grants are: school must be located in the United States, school must participate in the National School Lunch Program, school must include at least one of the grades K-12, and school must be located in a recognized “brick and mortar” school building.

For more information, contact the Brownsville Independent School District at 956.548.8000.