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 Kids Café
Summary: Kids Café provides warm and nutritious meals to children at eleven Webb County locations, as well as activities such as storytelling, arts & crafts, tutoring, nutrition education and computer instruction.
How to apply for help: All school-age children (4-17) are welcome at the Kids Café. There are no residency or income restrictions - just show up at one of the sites below, Monday through Friday between 3:30PM & 5:00PM.
Locations: Boys & Girls Club (500 Moctezuma), El Cenizo (3519 Cecilia Lane), Rio Bravo (1600 Orquidia), Ana M. Lozano Housing Site (6500 Springfield), Carlos Richter Housing Site (1600 Circle Dr.), Guadalupe Housing Site (2000 San Francisco), Meadow Acres Housing Site (1641 Elm), South Laredo Housing Site (3501 S. Arkansas), Russell Terrace Housing Site (500 Richter), Farm Labor Housing Site (2201 Saltillo)
History: One late night in Savannah, Georgia, two hungry children were found in a community center kitchen; the older boy was giving fruit and milk to the younger one. In response, the Food Bank of Coastal Georgia launched the first charitable feeding program focused exclusively on needy children, the Kids Cafe. Within five years there were over 120 Kids Cafes located in forty cities across America. In 2000, the South Texas Food Bank partnered with the Laredo Housing Authority to open six Kids Cafes in Laredo, and a seventh this year. In 2006, the Food Bank opened three more sites in Rio Bravo, El Cenizo, and the Laredo Boys & Girls Club. Today, the Webb County Kids Café program serves 500 children every day.
How to help: The Kids Café is always looking for more healthy food and happy volunteers. For more information, contact Gloria Jackson at (956)-726-3120 or gjackson@southtexasfoodbank.org. |
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