We're so grateful for Tina Brohlin, Communications & Marketing Manager at High Plains Food Bank, for stopping by High Plains Public Radio today, sharing information about the upcoming Kids Cafe Celebration Lunch & Touron Monday, July 1st from 12p - 2p. Stop by this FREE event and enjoy a complimentary lunch, info about the program, a tour, and more!
Click here for the full interview:
Kids Cafe is a program of Feeding America, offered by High Plains Food Bankto at-risk children in our service area in need of daily, healthy meals. Kids Cafe confronts childhood hunger and obesity by providing meals that follow USDA recommended nutritional guidelines. For many children in the Texas Panhandle, the meal provided through Kids Cafe is a daily nutritious dinner they may otherwise go without. Kids Cafe meals are prepared and delivered using today’s highest quality standards. Meals are provided to all children without charge, and are the same for all children regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability.
FACTS ABOUT CHILDHOOD HUNGER:
Children facing hunger may struggle in school and beyond. They are more likely to:
• Have significantly lower mathematics scores
• Repeat a grade in elementary school
• Experience developmental impairments in areas like language and motor skills
• Have more social and behavioral problems
• Be less prepared for the workforce as adults
Did you know:
• 1 in 5 children in our community are food insecure
• In 2018, Kids Cafe distributed a total of 133,155 meals
• This summer, Kids Cafe is serving about 725 meals each day
• Through the Summer Food Service Program, Kids Cafe prepares, delivers and serves meals each weekday to local children at 8 safe community sites, concentrating on low income apartment communities, Maverick Club and Acts Community Center
