Capital Area Food bank
Feeding Hungry Children by John Turner
H
ere at the Capital Area Food Bank, I see many faces of hunger. But there’s always one face that especially disturbs me: that of a hungry child. Of the 48,000 Central Texans we
serve every week, 20,000 are children. And sadly, more than one in four Texas children currently lives in a household that struggles to put food on the table. Many health experts and pediatricians agree that a child’s educational development and well-being are threatened by hunger, so helping to nourish hungry children is a priority for the food bank. Last year, our after-school food program, Kids Cafe, provided 35,000 nutritious meals to more than 3,000 children every month during the school year, and throughout the summer our Summer Food Service Program filled the lunch gap—serving more than 31,000 meals to children. Currently, in classrooms across Central Texas, our outreach team of nutrition educators works every day, teaching children about healthful eating and providing nutritious recipes for home. We work very hard to ensure that no child has to worry about his or her next meal. If you believe hunger is unacceptable, please join us to put a smile on the youngest faces of hunger.
Photography by Tri-D Photography
For more information, visit austinfoodbank.org
Smiles from Joel, a young diner at the Summer Food Service Program Kick Off, 2012
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