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How will the walkout affect kids who depend on school meals?

Almost 600,000 kids depend on the meals they get at school lunches, so what are their options during the walkout?

PHOENIX - More than 580,000 Arizona students meet the federal guidelines to receive free or reduced lunch, breakfast or an after school meal, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

That's a lot of mouths to feed during a walkout, but food banks like St. Mary's are stepping up to the plate.

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St. Mary's already feeds 7,000 kids after-school meals every day, but now they're going to have to increase their reach exponentially.

In addition to those 7,000 meals, they will now also be open for a cafeteria-style breakfast and lunch at their Surprise and Phoenix locations.

They are also providing emergency food packs at all their locations. The food packs, many of which are packed in backpacks, and ready to go and include canned fruits and vegetables, pasta rice and cereal.

Jerry Brown, with the St. Mary's Food Bank, said it's enough food to last a family several days.

Some schools are also staying open just to provide meal service. However, that varies school to school and location to location, so call your school district to find out what your options are.

Meanwhile, you can find the St. Mary's location closest to you on their website.

St. Mary's supply will need help restocking after the rush, and the best way to help is to drop off food at any Goodwill location. They all have food drive bins. Canned foods, ready meals and peanut butter are the most helpful.

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