Families eat for free over holiday break

The Austin Independent School District is partnering with the Central Texas Food Bank to provide free, healthy meals over the Thanksgiving break. AISD’s curbside meal sites will be distributing free seven-day meal packs before the school break on Thursday, Nov. 19. Families may pick up an additional seven days’ worth of meals at the Food Bank’s mass distribution event on Monday, Nov. 23, 9 a.m.-noon, at Toney Burger Stadium, 3200 Jones Road. In addition to the seven-day meal packs, the food bank will have an assortment of food on hand for distribution. The school district will resume its weekly seven-day meal pack distribution on Thursday, Dec. 3.