Bread & Broth 4 Kids resumes regular school year food bag program

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Bread & Broth will resume its B&B 4 Kids (BB4K) weekend food bag program on Friday, September 8. The weekend food bags are distributed every Friday at all five schools in Lake Tahoe Unified School District that serve pre-K through 8th-grade students. This includes Bijou Community School, Lake Tahoe Environmental Science Magnet School, Sierra House Elementary, Tahoe Valley Elementary, and South Tahoe Middle School, as well as high school students at South Tahoe High and Mt. Tallac High who qualify for the McKinney-Vento program.

Each bag contains seven single-serving, kid-friendly meals (two breakfasts, two lunches, and three dinners), fresh fruit, and protein-enriched snacks to supplement weekend nourishment.

During the 2022-23 school year, an average of 170 food bags were distributed each week, and an increase in needed bags is anticipated for the 2023-24 school year.

In addition, BB4K will be providing boxes of protein bars to each school to distribute to children who may become hungry throughout the day through its B&B 4 Kids School Healthy Snack Program. To meet the demand of children needing supplemental food during the school day, BB4K provides a total of 500 nutrition bars to the schools on a weekly basis. In the past, teachers have paid for these snacks out of their personal funds,

This distribution of healthy snacks and weekend food bags comes after a very successful Summer Food Program where over 1,600 food bags were given out over the eight-week summer break from school. In addition to children picking up food at Grace Hall each Wednesday, bags were delivered to seven childcare centers serving low-income families.

Parents interested in determining eligibility for their child to receive these weekend food bags can contact their child’s school office for an application form.

To donate to the B&B 4 Kids Program or to volunteer to help pack and deliver the bags to the schools on Thursday afternoon, visit Bread & Broth’s website, www.breadandbroth.org.