Food for Kids

Community-Based Food Programs for Kids

You can find us:

Stocking satellite food pantries at eight Sun Prairie Community Schools
Distributing hearty snack bags on Fridays during the school year to kids in four low-income communities
Distributing Break Bags full of kid-friendly meals and snacks to help families get through breaks during the school year
Distributing lunches three days a week during Summer Break in six neighborhoods

Our programs meet kids and families where they are, working to ensure that no child goes hungry in Sun Prairie!

Summer Lunches are Happening Now

Summer lunches are distributed at stops in the community on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays during Summer Break.

Each lunch bag contains a drink, sandwich, fruit and/or veggie, side, and dessert. Specific neighborhoods and times are listed below. Kids can look out for our white van in these neighborhoods to stop by and receive a free sack lunch.

All of our sponsor spots for 2025 summer lunches are filled! Thank you so much to those who filled them. Missed the sponsor sign-up but still interested in giving back to the Food for Kids Program? Click below to donate, and make sure to designate “kids food programs” in the notes section when you make your donation.

School-Based Pantries

School-Based Pantries are found at all eight Sun Prairie Community Schools:

C.H. Bird Elementary

Creekside Elementary

Northside Elementary

Westside Elementary

Central Heights Middle

Patrick Marsh Middle

Prairie View Middle

Prairie Phoenix Academy

Families should connect with each school’s site coordinator to access these school pantries.

Find out more about Sun Prairie Community Schools: https://www.sunprairieschools.org/community-schools

Fun Friday

*Fun Fridays for the spring school session ended on June 6th. Stay tuned for dates during the fall school session and meanwhile, check out our summer lunch program.*

Most Fridays during the school year, our food pantry van can be found distributing weekend snack bags to kids directly in their neighborhood.

Here’s how it works. The pantry van will pull up to designated neighborhoods and distribute snack bags throughout a set time period. Children line up and when they get to the food table can make some choices about their food options, and how many snack bags they need. Volunteers and staff bag everything for them and they can take it home. We will never turn someone in need away. If you have a child in the Sun Prairie School District who could benefit from these snack bags, simply show up and we will get you what you need, no questions asked.

2025 Spring Session Time & Locations:

2:50 – 3:10 PM – Vandenberg Heights Park

3:20 – 3:50 PM – Rolling Prairie Apartments

4:00 – 4:30 PM – The Element Apartments

4:40 – 5:00 PM – Wildwood Apartments

Qualifying Northside Elementary families also receive Weekend Bags every other Friday during the school year.

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Sponsor or Donate

We purchase many of the items for our kids food programs. You can support those purchases by donating! Make sure to designate “kids food programs” in the notes section when you make your donation.