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Second harvest food bank of central fl11/28/2023 Wawa’s Fly Beyond initiative increases access to nutritious food and fresh produce for kids and families year-round. Learn more about this program and how you can The stigma barrier is reduced by incorporating students into the development of the market, offering client choice, and eliminating the traditional registration system. School partnerships are established to provide free snacks, meal items, and fresh produce to students without question of need or eligibility. The School Partnerships Program establishes partnerships between not-for-profit community organizations, such as churches, Rotary Clubs, Kiwanis, and local middle and high schools in their community to specifically address teen hunger. Learn more about our packs and who makes this program possible. Second Harvest Food Bank partners with elementary schools that have a significant percentage of student participation in free and reduced lunch programs. Students were coming to school sick on Monday and unable to learn because they had not eaten since their school lunch the previous Friday. We started the program when educators came to us looking for a solution to providing weekend food for the neediest of their students. The Kids Packs program provides nutritious meals to children who do not have access to school cafeterias during the weekend. Learn more about the impact of this program. As part of the Florida Summer Food Service Program, Second Harvest prepares, packages and distributes nutritious meals and snacks free of charge to kids and teens ages 18 and under. Hunger doesn't take a summer break neither does the need for good nutrition. Each center also provides a wide range of enrichment and educational activities including nutritional education. Site partners such as community centers, churches, and Parks & Recreation sites, prepare and serve meals to children at their location. Second Harvest Food Bank provides the food, funding and coordinator training for all Kids Cafe sites with support from corporations, foundations and the State of Florida's Child Care Food Program. We prepare and deliver nutritionally balanced meals on week days during the school year. Kids Cafe is an after-school meal service program that provides food to children in Orange, Osceola and Seminole counties. Learn how we are helping close the hunger gap for our most vulnerable population. 1 in 5 kids in Central Florida is at risk of going to bed hungry tonight.
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