For the 2015-2016 school year, the Arkansas Foodbank will sponsor several Kids Café sites as part of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Afterschool Feeding Program. The Kids Café program provides free snacks and meals to low-income children at various community locations where children already congregate after school.

Last school year, the Arkansas Foodbank distributed 100,380 pounds of food to its Kid Café sites. In the Foodbank’s 33-county service area of central and south Arkansas, more than 90,000 children face food insecurity.

Kids Café sites include locations in Monticello, Dumas, Camden, Crossett, Pine Bluff and more. In Little Rock, children can receive free snacks and meals Mon.-Fri. during the school year at the following locations:

Harvest Fellowship

9010 Hilaro Springs Rd., LR

Promiseland Ministries

4520 S. University Ave., LR

For the full list of Kids Cafe sites, click here. If you’re interested in offering an after-school meal site in your community, contact the Foodbank’s Children Services Coordinator Cathrine Schwader at (501) 569-4327.