Join us in the fight against childhood hunger by giving or volunteering. Together, we can make a lasting impact on the lives of children and build a brighter, healthier future.
Summer 2025 Meal Program - Coming Soon!
Food 4 Kids partners with more than 14 different community-sponsored recreation and education programs across the 8 communities on the lower/outer Cape, from Harwich to Provincetown. Together we distribute free lunches and snacks to 500+ children each summer weekday while school is out. We make, pack and deliver these meals with a very small paid staff and the generous efforts of volunteers.
FAMILIES
Food 4 Kids, a MA Summer EATS program, is supporting families in all 8 towns of the lower/outer Cape, from Harwich to Provincetown. We provide Free Meals to community summer programs and ALL MEALS ARE FREE!
Summer EBT - LEARN MORE
(good at local Farmer's Markets with a + $10 credit)
VOLUNTEERS
All volunteer positions are based at the Church of the Holy Spirit, 204 Monument Road in Orleans with some traveling to sites from Harwich to Provincetown.
Sign up to become a part of the F4K community today! You pick the week, the day, and the role you would like to fill. Whether you are an experienced hand or a newcomer, we know you can find a schedule that works for you
Learn more about how you can help on our VOLUNTEER page.
NEWS & EVENTS
A Broadway Feast to Benefit Food 4 Kids
It’s been said that music is food for the soul, but people need actual food too! Join us to help support Food 4 Kids, which works to alleviate childhood hunger on the lower and outer Cape by distributing free lunches and snacks to more than 500 children each weekday in summer, while school is out. This feast of Broadway tunes includes servings from The Music Man, Les Misérables, and so much more!
Chatham Chorale
Dennis Union Church
Saturday, March 8, 2025 at 2:00 pm and 5:00 pm & Sunday, March 9, 2025 at 2:00 pm
Local Food 4 Kids Walk for Hunger during Brewster in Bloom
Looking for something to keep you busy this winter? We need a lead volunteer to help plan this fundraising event using organizing tools provided by Project Bread and supported by F4K Exec Director and Board. The responsibility of the F4K leader is to set up, recruit and organize a team to participate and fundraise. We will start the planning process mid-February.
Send an email toinfo@food4kidscapecod.org to indicate your interest.
Food 4 Kids Featured in
Cape Cod Life Magazine
Doing Good / November/December 2024
“When school is out every summer, the Food 4 Kids Program swings into action, providing free breakfast and lunch for more than 500 children and teens every weekday throughout the Lower and Outer Cape. In addition, the program also feeds the minds of young students, providing 5-7 carefully chosen books for eager readers every day.”
Interview with Lower Cape TV
August 2024
Food 4 Kids Completes 12th Season Feeding Hungry Children
For some, the summer says lobster rolls and clam chowder — but for others the food focus is on hungry kids. Food4Kids just completed its 12th season under a new director, and delivered more than 700 meals daily this year reflecting the widespread food insecurity on Cape Cod.
“I am so glad that the town of Orleans is so fortunate to have this program available to the youth and community. I want to thank everyone at Food 4 Kids for their hard work and commitment to success. We in Orleans look forward to working with everyone again next summer.”
In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.
Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: USDA Discrimination Complaint Form , from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant's name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:
mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250-9410
fax: (202) 690-7442; or
email: program.intake@usda.gov.
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.