Meals for Kids
The Food Bank of Northern Nevada wants all children to have the food they need to be able to focus on their schoolwork, grow and thrive. The Kids Cafe program provides free, nutritious meals to kids while they are out of school.
Kids Cafe DInner Program
Throughout the school year, the Kids Cafe Dinner Program serves after school meals at several schools and community centers throughout the Reno/Sparks area. Meals are typically also served during school breaks.
- Meals are available at no charge for all children and youth ages 2-18.
- Children do not have to attend any after school programming being offered at the time of meal service in order to be served dinner.
- Meals need to be eaten on-site.
Kids Cafe Summer Meals
The Food Bank of Northern Nevada’s Kids Cafe program also offers free breakfast/snack and lunch to children 2-18 years old throughout summer break. Meals are served at a variety of community locations throughout the summer on weekdays.
For the 2022 summer break, Kids Cafe Summer Meals will be available at more than 30 sites in Reno/Sparks, as well as in Fernley and Schurz (Walker River Paiute Tribe). Meals begin on June 13. Meals are available Monday-Friday. Please note, there is no service on June 20 or July 4.
- Meals are available at no charge for all children and youth ages 2-18.
- Meals will be available for grab-n-go.
- Children must be present at pick-up, or the adult picking up meals must have a school-issued student ID for each child for whom meals are being picked up.
- Children do not have to attend any programming being offered at the time of service in order to receive a meal.
Changes to the 2022 Summer Meals Schedule Beginning July 11
Please note: Effective Monday, July 11, many of our sites in the Reno/Sparks area will be shifting to a twice weekly, multi-day meal distribution. Meals picked up from multi-day distrubtions will consist of 3 breakfasts and 3 lunches per child per pick-up. Some sites will remain on a daily meal service schedule. Please view the map or calendar for details on the schedule for a specific site.
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