Kids Cafe
An afterschool and summer program, Kids Cafe provides food, mentoring, tutoring, and a variety of other activities to approximately 850 at-risk children at 16 sites in central and western Oklahoma. The first Kids Cafe program sponsored by the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma opened in 1994 at the Regional Food Bank's partner agency The Urban Mission. For a complete site list, including location addresses, click here.
Kids Cafe activities include:
- Preparing snacks and meals
- Nutrition lessons about the food pyramid, types of nutrients and how to read food labels
- Health and hygiene lessons to teach hand washing and dental hygiene
- Tutoring, mentoring and homework assistance
- Character development lessons that teach right from wrong, anger management, conflict resolution and manners
- Outdoor recreation including games, jump roping, relay races and sometimes basketball
- Arts & Crafts
A recent evaluation of the Kids Cafe program showed the following results:
- 91 percent of children said they know more about healthy foods.
- 93 percent of parents witnessed behavioral improvements in their children.
- 80 percent of parents said their children's grades improved.
- 98 percent said they had met adults or older kids whom they respected through the program.
Please donate now to the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma.
For more information please contact Debbie Bell at dbell@regionalfoodbank.org or 405-604-7102.
