Capital Area Food Bank

January 11, 2010 by Patricia MasseycloseAuthor: Patricia Massey Name: Patricia Massey
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As we close our successful holiday season and begin a new year (and decade!), Kids Cafe® would also like to share some of the exciting developments that are taking place within our program. The District of Columbia now joins ten states (including Maryland) that can receive reimbursements for evening suppers through the federal Child and Adult Care Food Program – giving more children access to healthy meals served during high-risk afterschool hours.  This reimbursement will allow us to purchase healthier food for our Kids Cafe program.

Kids Cafe is also pleased to welcome 10 new DC sites to our program:

The Center City Public Charter Schools campuses:

- Brightwood ( Ward 4 )
- Capitol Hill ( Ward 6 )
- Congress Heights ( Ward 8 )
- Petworth ( Ward 4 )
- Shaw  ( Ward 2 )
- Trinidad ( Ward 5 )

Little Lights Urban Ministries – serving two locations ( Ward 6 )

Cornerstone School of DC ( Ward 7 )

Second Genesis’ Teen Outreach Program ( Ward 7 )

With the opening of these sites, we will be serving 515 new children – an increase of over 30 percent – in two Wards that were not recently represented ( Wards 2 and 6 ).

We are off to a great start…  Now let’s make it a great year!