Kids Cafe Program

​Kid’s Café is a Feeding America sanctioned after school feeding program for children ages 17 and under.  The program offers a warm meal five days a week at various sites at no charge.  

The majority of the children who participate in the program are children who are “food insecure”.  Food insecurity means that the families are not always sure if they will have sufficient food in their household on any given day.  

Besides providing a safe environment, our Kid’s Cafes also provide computers, tutoring and recreational activities.  A well fed child is more likely to do better in school than one who is hungry.  

This program is currently available only in Eagle Pass and Carrizo Springs.

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BackPack Program

The BackPack Program was an initiative that The South Texas Food Bank, with the help of the Guadalupe and Lilia Martinez Foundation, were able to launch in the summer of 2016. The event proved to be a great success! Since then, there has been several organizations and individuals that have signed up to support this program: Webb County, Laredo Gateway Rotary and Hugo and Bibi Flores.

The mission of the BackPack Program is to help alleviate child hunger by providing hungry   children with nutritious and easy to prepare food at time when other resources are not available such as weekends and holidays when school campuses are closed.
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The backpacks are filled with nutritious, easy to open food that does not require stove top cooking. The typical backpack contains a variety of food, including a source of protein and a juice. 

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For more information about these programs, contact:
Juan Solis, Programs Supervisor
Email: jsolis@southtexafoodbank.org
Tel: (956) 726-3120 Ext. 102

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