Kids Cafe® - Satisfy a child’s hunger and your sense of compassion at the same time.
Kids Cafe® is a national program founded by America’s Second Harvest – The Nation’s Food Bank Network and administered locally by the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia. It is a place where children aged 5 through 18 can come to receive free, nutritious evening meals in a safe, supportive environment. A Foodbank Nutritionist oversees the program, prepares the menus and provides nutrition education to the children.
Currently, there are more than 25 Kids Cafe locations in Chesapeake, Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Portsmouth, Suffolk and the Eastern Shore. Additional locations will open as funds become available. These locations provide nearly 273,000 meals to 4,263 children annually.
Though economic times hit everyone hard, those families living on the edge suffer first and worst. We need your help now. If you or your organization would like to assist, please contact us or return the pledge card to the right.
We don’t take reservations at Kids Cafe, but we do take everything else.
There are three ways you can help us in this important mission:
Donate money: So the Foodbank can purchase foods needed to provide balanced meals and support the operation of the Kids Cafe program. A $50 contribution buys complete and nutritious meals for all children at a small Kids Cafe site for one day!
Donate food: Or help secure child-friendly food donations from local restaurants and caterers. Your individual donations (sealed and in the original packaging) may be served or be sent home in weekend packages.
Donate your time: Volunteer your time helping serve Kids Cafe participants, cleaning up, mentoring, and interacting with the children.
If you or your organization are interested in making a donation or volunteering please contact:
Debbie Kleeger, Kids Cafe Manager: 757-314-4555
You can also donate online or by mailing your contribution to:
Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia
*Attention Kids Cafe
P.O. Box 1940
Norfolk, Virginia 23501
Summer Meals for Kids Program
The following Kids Cafes which are identified with *SFSP* are participating in the Summer Meals for Kids Program, through the Foodbank and USDA sponsorship. To find locations of other Summer Meals for Kids Programs please contact Elaina at The Planning Council, 627-3993 or edariah@theplanningcouncil.org. In accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture Policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, natural origin, sex, age, or disability.
Kids Cafe Sites:
After the Bell @ Lafayette-Winona Middle School
1701 Alsace Avenue, Norfolk
After the Bell @ Lake Taylor Middle School
1380 Kempsville Road, Norfolk
Atlantis Community Center - SFSP
999 Atlantis Drive, Virginia Beach
Brighton Rock A.M.E Zion Church
1300 Centre Avenue, Portsmouth
Candii, Inc.
3309 Granby Street, Norfolk
Cavalier Manor Recreation Center
404 Viking Street, Portsmouth
Charlestowne Recreation Center
1590 Darren Circle, Portsmouth
Cradock Recreation Center
4300 George Washington Highway, Portsmouth
First Baptist Church Lamberts Point - SFSP
1268 West 38th Street, Norfolk
Friendship Village - SFSP
1252 Carver Avenue, Virginia Beach
William A. Hunton YMCA
1139 East Charlotte Street, Norfolk
J.E. Parker Recreation Center
2430 Turnpike Road, Portsmouth
Neighborhood Facility Recreation Center
900 Elm Avenue, Portsmouth
Oakmont Community Development Center @
Bank Street Memorial Church - SFSP
7036 Chesapeake Boulevard, Norfolk
YWCA Kids @ Poplar Halls Elementary School - SFSP
5523 Pebble Lane, Norfolk
Port Norfolk Recreation Center (re-opening Fall 2008)
432 Broad Street, Portsmouth
Salvation Army - SFSP
400 Bank Street, Suffolk, VA 23434
Seatack Community Recreation Center - SFSP
141 South Birdneck Road, Virginia Beach
Southside Boys & Girls Club
701 East Berkley Avenue, Norfolk
Southside Boys & Girls Club, Diggs Town Unit
1401 Melon Street, Norfolk
Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeast Virginia
Calvert Square Unit
975 Bagnall Road, Norfolk
Chesapeake Unit @ Truitt Intermediate School - SFSP
1100 Holly Avenue, Chesapeake
Colonial Unit @ Stuart Early Childhood Center - SFSP
446 Virginia Avenue, Norfolk
Douglass Park Unit @ Douglass Park Elementary School - SFSP
34 Grand Street, Portsmouth
Exmore Unit @ Occohannock Elementary School
4208 Seaside Rd., Exmore, Eastern Shore
Franklin Unit @ S.P. Morton Elementary School - SFSP
300 Oak Street, Franklin
Hodges Manor Unit @ Hodges Manor Elementary School - SFSP
1201 Cherokee Road, Portsmouth
Norview Unit @ Norview Middle School - SFSP
6325 Sewell’s Point Road, Norfolk
Rosemont Unit - SFSP
1505 Competitor Court, Virginia Beach
Suffolk Unit @ John F. Kennedy Middle School - SFSP
2325 East Washington Street, Suffolk
Thurgood Marshall Unit @
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School - SFSP
2706 Border Road, Chesapeake
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