AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) – High Plains Food Bank is serving up good nutrition for local children this summer.
Bringing healthy summer meals to Amarillo and Canyon children ensures kids have a healthy vacation and return to school ready to learn.
This summer, High Plains Food Bank will connect children 18 and younger and enrolled students with disabilities up to 21 years old with healthy, no cost summer meals.
For the children who rely on school meals during the academic year, these meals offer a source of good nutrition when school is out for the long summer vacation.
“Amarillo and Canyon children need good nutrition year-round so they can learn, grow and succeed in life,” said Maribel Sotelo, Director of Kids Cafe.
She said there are nearly 2 million food insecure children living in Texas. Healthy meals are vital to nourishing young Texans during the summer vacation.
High Plains Food Bank sponsors summer meal programs with partners that provide summer enrichment activities.
Students can receive free meals from program partners at the following locations:
- The Warford Activity Center
- The MAAC and North MAAC
- The Boys and Girls Club of Amarillo
- Glenwood Apartments
- Eastridge Mission Center
- First Methodist Church–Canyon at Lakeside Campus and Reeves Campus
- High Plains Food Bank Kids Cafe Program
- New Light Ministries
- Amarillo WIC Clinic Austin Street
- North Branch Library WIC Clinic
- Cathy’s Pointe Apartments
- North Grand Villa Apartments
- Stone Canyon Apartments
The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) is a U.S. Department of Agriculture nutrition program administered in the Lone Star State by the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA).
High Plains Food Bank is one of the is one of the nonprofit organizations partnering with TDA to serve meals across Texas. For more information, visit www.SummerFood.org.
Summer meal sites help children succeed by providing the nourishment they need to return to school in the fall ready to thrive.
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