Services, Family, Children, Recreation, Kid's Cafe Program (Youth) available at Foodbank of the Virginia Peninsula

Updated by: LTel
Created at: Wed Sep 01 22:36:31 +0000 2010
Updated at: Wed Sep 01 22:38:25 +0000 2010

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Kids Cafe is a structured after-school program that promotes health, education and safety. It operates as a result of commitments from a community collaboration of non-profit organizations, individuals, and the Foodbank of the Virginia Peninsula.

WHY:

The Foodbank of the Virginia Peninsula and its partners believe:

Children should experience success, safety and the opportunity to reach their
fullest potential.
Nurturing children fosters the growth of healthy communities.

WHO:

A targeted population of at-risk children between the ages of 6 – 18 who can benefit from nutritious meals and snacks as well as educational and enrichment activities.

WHERE:

Kids Cafes are located in areas children already congregate—such as Boys & Girls Clubs, churches or public schools. The facilities are clean, secure and adequately staffed.

LOCATIONS:

There are 27 Kids Cafes Sites that the Foodbank of the Virginia Peninsula is proud to serve.
Those locations are:
C. Waldo Scott Center for Hope
Lassiter Boys & Girls Club of VA Peninsula
Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Temple
Oyster Point Boys & Girls Club of VA Peninsula
Antioch Baptist Church
Marshall Court Boys & Girls Club of VA Peninsula
Living Waters Way of the Cross
World Outreach Worship Center
New Life C. M. E. Church
Citizen Boys & Girls Club of VA Peninsula
Y. H. Thomas Community Center
Autumn Lakes Boys & Girls Club of VA Peninsula
St. John Baptist Church
Pinedale Boys & Girls Club of VA Peninsula
Peninsula Boys & Girls Club of VA Peninsula
Luter Family YMCA Smithfield
Carrolton Elementary School
Hardy Elementary School
Westside Elementary School
Windsor Elementary School
Just Us Kidz
Mathews Boys & Girls Club of VA Peninsula
Aqueduct Boys & Girls Club of VA Peninsula
Brighton Boys & Girls Club of VA Peninsula
Hampton Roads Boys & Girls Club of VA Peninsula
Newport News YMCA
The Salvation Army of Hampton

GOALS:

To motivate and empower communities to form an alliance of partners to respond to the problem of childhood hunger
To provide additional learning experiences for at-risk children in an after-school setting
To provide a nutritiously adequate meal to at-risk children
To provide nutrition education to children and their parents
To expand Kids Cafes to all children in need on the Peninsula

OPERATION:

Kids Cafes operate under the direction of sponsoring non-profit agencies. Along with an evening meal, each Kids Cafe offers a variety of enrichment activities such as tutoring, mentoring, life skills training and nutrition education.

KIDS CAFE MISSION:

To provide balanced, nutritious meals to help children at risk help themselves through positive learning experiences to improve their quality of life and their future.


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