FUESD free meals helped out with thousands in grants

The Fallbrook Union Elementary School District received donations and grants to support its work providing free meals to Fallbrook children during the COVID-19 pandemic at the end of previous school year and during the summer.

Thousands of dollars in donations and grants helped pay for the free meals, including a $5,000 donation from T-Mobile, a $7,500 donation from the San Diego Hunger Coalition and Hunger Free Kids COVID-19 Response Team, three grants totaling $9,000 from GenYOUth and a $17,064 grant from No Kid Hungry, according to Amy Haessley, director of child nutrition for FUESD.

“The s...