Kids Cafe provides after-school meals to disadvantaged children in a safe, accessible, and convenient environment. Kids Cafe nourishes the mind, as well as the belly, through learning activities about hunger and nutrition.

Targeting children who are considered "at risk", Kids Café offers after school meals, provides education about healthy living and nutrition, and educates the public about the risks of childhood hunger and potential solutions. Children learn while assisting in the preparation of meals under adult supervision.

Kids Cafe is a collaborative effort between Second Harvest and various youth service providers. The goal of the program is to eliminate chronic childhood hunger. In addition to the meal, Kids Cafe participants have access to a wide variety of enrichment activities that vary from site to site. After dinner, everyone pitches in to clean up. Because they work together, children learn the value of embracing diversity.

We currently operate Kids Cafe at 40 sites across 7 counties, serving 1,800 youth.

Click here to email Sam Compton for more information or questions about Kids Cafe.

Click here to email Gail Root for more information or questions about Kids Cafe.