Kids Cafe Locations 2016
| KIDS CAFE SUMMER 2016 LOCATIONS | MEALS AND SERVICE TIMES | DAYS OF SERVICE | DATES OF SERVICE |
| Boys and Girls Club Fort Collins 1608 Lancer Drive, FC MEMBERS ONLY. | Breakfast: 8:00am Lunch: 11:30am | Mon-Fri | 6/6-8/12 |
| Boys and Girls Club Loveland 2500 E 1st St, Loveland MEMBERS ONLY. | Breakfast: 8:00am Lunch: 11:30am | Mon-Fri | 6/6-8/12 |
| Boys and Girls Club Wellington 3815 W. Harrison Ave, Wellington MEMBERS ONLY. | Breakfast: 8:30am Lunch: 12:00am | Mon-Fri | 6/6-8/12 |
| Camp Sol at Northside Aztlan Community Center 112 E Willow, Fort Collins CAMP SOL MEMBERS ONLY. | Breakfast: 9:00am Lunch: 11:15am | Mon-Thur | 6/6-7/21 |
| The Matthews House at the Genesis Project 400 S Link Lane, Fort Collins OPEN SITE. | Lunch: 12pm | Mon-Fri | 5/31-8/19 |
| Harmony Road Mobile Home Community 2500 E Harmony Rd, Fort Collins RESIDENTS ONLY. | Breakfast 9:00am Lunch: 12:15pm | Mon-Thurs | 6/6-7/21 |
| Maple Terrace Kids Club 574 E 23rd St, Loveland RESIDENTS ONLY. | Breakfast: 8:00am Lunch: 12:00pm | Tuesday and Thursday | 6/7-7/28 |
| Lago Vista Mobile Home Community 420 East 57th St, Loveland RESIDENTS ONLY. | Lunch: 11:30pm (Cold) | Tuesday-Thursday | 5/31-7/28 |
| Base Camp at Olander Elementary 3401 Auntie Stone St, Fort Collins, CO 80526 MEMBERS ONLY. | Lunch: 11am Snack: 2:00pm | Mon-Fri | 6/6-7/28 |
| Boys & Girls Club – Estes Park 1505 Brodie Ave, Estes Park, CO 80517 | MEMBERS ONLY. Breakfast: 8:00am Lunch: 11:30pm OPEN COMMUNITY LUNCH 12:15 pm | Mon-Fri | 6/6-8/12 |
| **FOOD BANK CLOSED Monday, July 4th** |
Food Bank for Larimer County will provide free summer meals in Fort Collins, Loveland and Estes Park. The Food Bank expects to serve 56,000 meals this summer. Since 2005, the Food Bank’s Kids Cafe program has served free, nutritious meals to low-income children ages 5-18 after school and during the summer. Nearly one in three students in Larimer County schools qualifies for free or reduced lunch. For these children, summer vacation means no school meals and the prospect of going hungry. The Food Bank picks up when school lets out by providing free, nutritious meals to low income children ages 5-18 at sites throughout Larimer County.
Children from families that struggle with food insecurity are more likely to experience poor physical health and hospitalization, developmental delays, and often struggle in school. Furthermore, many of the risks of being food insecure are the same as those of becoming obese including limited resources; lack of access to healthy, affordable foods; cycles of deprivation and overeating; and high levels of stress. While the public health crises of obesity and diet related diseases affect all segments of the population, they disproportionally impact low-income families. The Kids Cafe program works hard to address these issues.
With two full-time kitchen staff, including an executive chef, and a registered dietitian, the focus of the Kids Cafe team is on nutrition. Each Kids Cafe meal meets or exceeds USDA guidelines and is prepared fresh in the Kids Cafe kitchen by volunteers under the supervision of Food Bank staff. Menu items are kid tested, great tasting and nutritious.
