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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 holiday breaks during the school year
  • Distributing lunches three days a week during Summer Break in six neighborhoods

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

Summer Lunches

Summer Lunches are distributed Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays during Summer Break.

Each lunch bag contains a drink, sandwich, fruit and/or veggie, side, and dessert.

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

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

Fun Friday begins September 13!

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

Sign up to sponsor snack bags, break bags, or summer lunches (watch this space for more info).

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.

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Snack Drive

Donate items individually or host a food drive! The most needed items are:

  • Cereal Bars
  • Granola Bars
  • Squeezable Fruit Pouches 
  • Fruit Strips
  • Individual Cereal Boxes
  • Individual Snacks, like chips or cookies
  • Juice Boxes
  • Fruit Cups
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