Kids Café

More than 14 million children go hungry each year in the United States. Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana is dedicated to turning the tables on childhood hunger.

In Savannah, GA in 1989, two young brothers were discovered late one night in the kitchen of their housing project's community center after the older brother broke into the kitchen to feed himself and his younger brother. In response to this glaring example of child hunger the first Kids Café Program was started.

What is Kids Cafe?

Kids Cafe, in cooperation with America’s Second Harvest-The Nation’s Food Bank Network, is a program of the Second Harvest of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana.

Kids Cafe programs provide a nutritious evening meal to children in need through a variety of existing after school programs such as Boys and Girls Clubs, churches, universities, or public schools. In addition to providing hot meals to hungry kids, Kids Cafe programs also offers a safe place, where under the supervision of trustworthy staff, a child can get involved in educational, recreational and social activities that draw on existing community programs and often include family members.

Why is Kids Cafe Needed?

The cost of poverty is perhaps felt the most intensely in regards to child nutrition. When there is an increase in poverty, there is an increase in poor nutrition. Children in families who report hunger are more likely to experience infections and colds, concentration problems and report a higher number days missed from school due to sickness.

When children do not have access to enough nutritious food, not only does their health begin to fail, but their behavioral, psychosocial and cognitive development declines as well. Children lacking access to sufficient food have higher levels of aggressiveness, destructive, and distressed behaviors.

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Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana
1201 Sams Avenue
New Orleans, La 70123

O: 504-734-1322
F: 504-733-8336

Hours of Operation
Monday-Friday
7:30am -4:00pm

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