Convoy of Hope at 10 sites Saturday, offering free food, school supplies
31 July 2023
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The Kansas Food Bank will provide meals for the two weeks before school is in session. It calls the program Filling the Gap. On Friday, the Wichita Public Schools Summer Food Program ended.
“Every summer, there is always a gap in meal service when the federal USDA summer food program ends and when school begins,” Brian Walker, Kansas Food Bank president and CEO, said. “We are thrilled to work with the six community partners and Healthy Blue to distribute meal kits for kids during this two-week gap across Wichita and the surrounding area.”
The Kansas Food Bank program will be at six locations and only on two Mondays, July 31 and Aug. 7. The locations are listed by their area in and around Wichita.
South/Southeast
Colvin Neighborhood Resource Center, 2820 S. Roosevelt
Word of Life South, 2020 E. Blake St.
North/Northwest
Evergreen Neighborhood Resource Center, parking lot of 2700 N. Woodland
North/Northeast
HealthCore Clinic, 2707 E. 21st St. North
Monday, July 31, 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. – COVID vaccines and well-child/sports physicals will also be available at this location.
Oaklawn
Oaklawn Activity Center, 4904 S. Clifton
Haysville
Haysville United Methodist Church, 601 E Grand
On both Mondays, children who show up between noon and 1 p.m. will get 10 “grab and go” meals — five breakfasts and five lunches. Healthy Blue is helping fund the meal boxes.
Parents cannot pick up the meals for the children. The kids must be present. The program is for kids ages 18 and under. No advance registration is needed.
“The food bank is committed to ensuring kids have access to nutritious meals year-round, and this is one way we take extra steps so children do not experience hunger,” Walker said.
The need to fill the gap ends the week of Aug. 14, when WPS begins classes.