Food Lifeline launches a summer feeding program for children

Food Lifeline and Volunteers of America Sky Valley Service Center are introducing Kids Café, a program providing summer meals to children in the in the small, rural town of Index. This pilot program will be expanded to every community in western Washington where there is need.

Meals will be made available at no charge to attending children 18 years of age and younger and no child will be turned away.

Kids Café seeks to fill a significant gap in service to children from high-need communities by giving them consistent access to nutritious food. Nearly 1 in 4 children in Western Washington is at risk of going hungry, including children in the Shoreline School District. The consequences of

hunger and malnutrition to children are serious and can include diminished performance in school as well as cause delays in physical and cognitive development.

Only 11% of children enrolled in free and reduced price school lunch programs have access to a summer meals program and children need year-round access to nutritious meals to succeed in school and reach their full potential.

The Kids Café pilot program was made possible through Food Lifeline’s partnership with Regence BlueShield. To learn more about Kids Café in Index or to get additional information about Kids Café contact Food Lifeline.

About Food Lifeline

Food Lifeline is a local hunger relief organization, located in Shoreline, efficiently serving the Western Washington area by using 96% of revenue to directly feed hungry people. Last year the organization delivered more than 27 million meals to hungry people through its network of nearly 300 food banks, meal programs and shelters. Food Lifeline is also a member of the national organization, Feeding America. For more information about Food Lifeline or to make a tax-deductible donation, visit the website or call 206-545-6600.