The Greater Boston Food Bank announced today a large commitment from Garelick Farms in support of its Kids Caf program, an after school dinner program which provides free, hot meals to hungry children. Garelick Farms of Franklin, MA has committed to donating 800 half-pint units of milk each week to the program. Kids are what we are all about, making this an ideal and terrific opportunity for us to help out.
Dieticians recommend school aged children drink plenty of milk.
We work closely with the Kids Caf site coordinators to ensure that the children are provided all of the necessary food groups. We also credit these fine programs with providing a nurturing environment for these children while their parents are at work. Kids Caf s emerged around the country in part out of a desperate attempt by two kids to deal with hunger. One night in 1993, two young boys were discovered breaking into a kitchen of a community public housing center in Savannah, Georgia. The older boy was trying to give his younger brother fruit and milk.