SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – With students back in school, Bread & Broth will resume its B&B 4 Kids’ School Year Weekend Food Bag program on Friday, September 4. Weekend food bags will be distributed every Friday at all pre-K through 8th grade schools in the Lake Tahoe Unified School District.
In addition, weekend food bags will be delivered to seven childcare centers serving low-income families each week during the school year through the B&B 4 Tots program. These childcare facilities include Catalyst Kids, Catalyst Community, Head Start, Appleseeds Academy, Step by Step Learning Center, Family Resource Center, and Lake Tahoe Community College Child Development Center.
Each food bag contains seven single-serving, kid-friendly meals (2 breakfasts, 2 lunches, and 3 dinners), fresh fruit and vegetables, and protein-enriched snacks to supplement weekend nourishment. In addition, Bread & Broth 4 Kids, through its School Healthy Snack Program, will be providing boxes of nutrition bars weekly to each school to distribute to children who come to school hungry or become hungry during the school day.
During the 2025-2026 school year, nearly 300 food bags were distributed each week, and this number is expected to grow over the coming school year. As Cheryl Breitwieser, co-chairperson of the B&B 4 Kids program, shares, “We want to make sure that children in need have access to nutritious, kid-friendly food over the weekends when away from the school breakfasts and lunches. Families continue to struggle with food insecurity, and this program offers support for their children.”
Parents interested in determining eligibility for their child to receive these weekend food bags can contact their child’s school office or childcare center office for an application form.
-Bread & Broth