Kids Summer Meals
(a Summer Food Service Program)

What happens to children on the free and reduced meal program when school is out?

The Kids Summer Meals Program (formerly Summer Food Service Program) ensures that children in low-income areas continue to receive nutritious meals during long school vacations when they do not have access to school lunch or breakfast.

The Food Bank sponosors the Kids Summer Meals program in our 34 county service territory by providing feeding sites with breakfast and lunch meals at no cost. Feeding sites include community based organizations with summer programs at schools, churches, and youth centers.

2013 is the fifth year of the Food Bank's sponsorship of the Kids Summer Meals Program. In the past four years, we have partnered with over 150 sites to feed close to 9,000 kids during the summer months. Efforts have broadened into 20 counties and last year alone served over 125,000 meals. We are excited this year to continue those partnerships and expand the program to increase both number of sites and number of children fed.

Feeding Sites
Let’s work together to ensure our kids don't go hungry this summer!
Although summer may seem a long way off, it is never too early to start thinking about what will happen to children once school is out and they no longer have access to the nutritious breakfast and lunch served during the school year.
If you are a community-based organization providing services to primarily low-income children, you may be eligible to become a feeding site for the 2013 Kids Summer Meals Program! By providing enriching programming and nutritious meals, you can help our kids have a fun and healthy summer. Questions? Contact the Tikiyha Peak, the Kids Summer Meals Program Supervisor, at tpeak@foodbankcenc.org or call 919-865-3034.

Volunteers
Interested in volunteering for the Kids Summer Meals Program?
Our feeding sites need support during summer whether its working with kids, helping to prepare meals or monitoring. Opportunities will be posted in the late spring of 2013.

Parents Needing Services
The Kids Summer Meals Program (Summer Food Service) is currently not active. During the summer, feeding sites, times and locations will be listed on this page. Please refer to our Emergency Food Locator Page for assistance at other times of the year.