About Us
Kids Cafe
The mission of the KIDS CAFE program is to help alleviate child hunger in America by providing hungry children with nutritious meals at times when other resources are not available, such as afterschool.
Kids Cafe programs provide free meals and snacks to low-income children through a variety of existing community locations where children congregate such as Boys and Girls Clubs, churches or public schools. In addition to providing meals to hungry kids, all Kids Cafe programs also offer a safe place, where under the supervision of trustworthy staff, a child can get involved in educational, recreational and social activities that draw on existing community programs and often include family members.
Current Kids Cafe Sites:
In Fayette County
7th St. Community Center – Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday Thursday, Friday Evenings
3:30pm – 5:30pm
240 East 7th St. (intersection of Elm Tree Lane and 7th St.)
Manchester Center at the Carver Center – Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons and Early Evenings
Meal service time varies.
522 Patterson St. (located inside the Carver Center)
WECEP (West End Community Empowerment Project) – Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday Afternoons and Early Evenings
Meal service time varies.
498 Georgetown St. (Black and Williams Center building)
Shiloh Baptist Church – Wednesday evenings
Meal service at 5:30pm.
237 E. 5th St.
The Rock La Roca UMC Kids Cafe – Wednesday evenings
Meal service at 6:00pm and later.
1015 N. Limestone Street
In Harlan County
Harlan – (Boys and Girls Club) Monday, Tuesday Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
1 Positive Place
Harlan, Ky. 40831
Cumberland – (Boys and Girls Club) Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
1006 East Main Street
Cumberland, Ky. 40832
In Fleming County
Assembly of God Church, 721 Mt. Sterling Avenue, Flemingsburg.
Dinner served from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. on Wednesdays
Breakfast served from 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. on Sundays.
Purpose
The Mission of our Kids Cafe Program is:
To provide meals to children at risk of hunger, in an environment that is safe, friendly and within their own neighborhood.
Why Kids Cafe?
The reality is that hunger affects children in ways that impact them for the rest of their lives.
Hunger impairs a child’s ability to concentrate, study and learn.
Children who attend school without proper nutrition perform significantly below their peers and have more school absences due to illness.
Hunger limits a child’s growth emotionally, physically and mentally during the most important years of development. Despite federally funded programs, too many children are falling through the cracks, especially during the evening hours. Kids Cafe is a collaborative effort designed to provide children with the nutritious meals they so desperately need and deserve. Kids Cafe often provides children with more than just food, offering them emotional nourishment critical to healthy development, improving their self-image and enhancing their ability to learn.