Tag: Summer Fun Cafe

  • Summer Food Program Aims to End Food Insecurity for Children

    By Brooke Binkowski When the school year ends, hunger begins. Nearly 1 in 4 children in San Diego County rely on school food programs to get a daily meal — higher than the national average. That means that when school is out during the summer they go hungry. Jennifer Gilmore is executive director of Feeding…

  • Fighting the Summer Meal Gap with Food Stamps

    On average, 70 percent of San Diego County children who receive free meals during the school year aren’t showing up to claim summer lunches provided by local school districts with funds from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. | Photo Credit: Shutterstock By Megan Burks The school year is winding down and many parents are thinking…

  • SD Unified Hopes to Feed 600,000 With Summer Meal Program

    By Erik Anderson San Diego officials hope to feed more than 600,000 kids with their free summer lunch program this year. San Diego Unified is a partner in the Summer Fun Café program, which hands out free lunches to students who would otherwise not be able to afford them during the summer. Gary Petill, food…

  • USDA Official Stops in City Heights to Promote Summer Lunch Program

    Fay Elementary student Jamir, 10, tastes a kumquat from Sahu Subtropicals farm in Pauma Valley. He says it’s sour and won’t be eating another one. But thanks to a federal summer lunch program, he can eat other fresh fruit and vegetables when his school cafeteria is closed. | Photo Credit: Megan Burks By Megan Burks…

  • Schools Offer Kids Free Summer Lunch

    By Samantha Wadley Children all over San Diego are able to enjoy fun games and free lunches this summer thanks to San Diego Unified’s Summer Fun Café program. The program, which had only six locations when it began 10 years ago, now offers 69 sites where children ages 2 to 18 can enjoy a healthy meal,…