SGT. WILLIAM CARNEY MEMORIAL ACADEMY Elementary School

USDA Farmers to Families Food Box is providing well-balanced, prepackaged perishable food boxes to combat the massive food insecurity problem posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Each food package contains 32 pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables, dairy products and meat products.

Our distribution process follows all COVID-19 health guidelines. Participants have limited interaction as they pick up their food boxes, which are easy to access.

Registration link April 17^th: https://usa4vets.formstack.com/forms/f2f_new_bedford_april_17

Registration link April 24^th: https://usa4vets.formstack.com/forms/f2f_new_bedford_april_24

                                                                                                                                                                         

                                                                                                                                                                         

                                                                                                                                                                         

Friendly Reminders for Parents/Guardians from NBPS Health Services

Please keep your child home from school and contact your school nurse if:

• Your child or someone in the household is being tested or has tested positive for COVID-19.

• Your child or someone in the household has been identified as a close contact to someone who tested positive for COVID-19. A close contact is defined as being within 6 feet of an individual for at least 15 minutes over 24 hours while the person was infectious. The infectious period begins two days before symptoms.

   

• Your child or someone in the household is ill with any COVID-like symptoms (fever 100.0 or higher, chills, cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, muscle or body aches, fatigue, headache, new loss of taste or smell, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, sore throat, nasal congestion, runny nose).

Travel: To High or Low Risk Areas

Your child or someone in the household has traveled outside of Massachusetts.

The Massachusetts travel advisory requires ALL individuals entering Massachusetts, including residents, to quarantine for ten days or produce a negative PCR COVID-19 test result that has been administered up to 72-hours before your arrival in Massachusetts. If not obtained before entry to Massachusetts, testing may be completed after arrival. However, all such arriving travelers must immediately begin the 10-day quarantine until a negative test result has been received. 

**If the adult has received their vaccines, they do not need to quarantine, nor does the child under ten. However, Children older than ten must be tested or quarantine.

For children under 10, traveling with an adult from their household, testing is not required. Children under ten should use the same quarantine requirement and testing options completed by the household adult they accompanied for travel. 

Examples:
If the accompanying adult chooses to quarantine, the child must quarantine. If the accompanying adult decides to obtain a test, the child and adult must quarantine until the adult’s negative test result is received. 

However, you need to have received both doses of the Moderna or Pfizer vaccines and be greater than 14 days since the 2nd dose. You would follow the same guidelines if you received the Johnson and Johnson vaccine. You will also need to provide proof of vaccination.

Additional travel guidance can be found here: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/after-travel-precautions.html

                                                                                                                                                                         


New Bedford Schools is bringing the Adult Education Department to you! Here is an opportunity for you to learn about all the programs available to achieve higher education. Would you like to finish your GED? Do you need a high school diploma to get a better job? We’ll answer all your questions and more! Please join us in a virtual Family Info Session on Thursday, April 15th at 5 pm through Zoom. To register please complete the following registration form https://forms.gle/xDmmkspZV6B1amri6 or send a text message at 508-717-8060
                                                                                                                                                                         
 
                                                                                                                                                                         
 
               

DID YOU KNOW?

You Can Apply for SNAP Benefits

(Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)

(Formerly Food Stamps)

at New Bedford Public Schools

Family Registration Center

 455 County Street, New Bedford, MA 02740
           

Staff and applications are
 in English, Spanish, & Portuguese.

Contact: Family Support Line 508-997-4515

     "This project has been funded at least in part with Federal funds from USDA. This institution is an equal opportunity provider. The SNAP logo is a service mark of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. USDA does not endorse any goods, services, or enterprises."