What Does F4K Do?

Food 4 Kids (F4K) operates as part of the Massachusetts Summer EATS program, our state’s branding for the federally funded USDA Summer Food Service Program. Each weekday for 9 weeks in the summer, we serve 450 – 600 children and teens breakfasts, lunches, and/or snacks right where they are — at local recreation programs and libraries in …

HARWICH | EASTHAM | CHATHAM | WELLFLEET | BREWSTER
| TRURO | ORLEANS | PROVINCETOWN

They do the wonderful work and great programming that bring children and youth together in fun, friendly and safe environments where they enjoy our meals. All meals are provided free to the programs and free to all the children.

• With a small paid staff and the help of 100+ summer volunteers:

• We carefully plan each nutritious meal/snack. (We are a no peanut/tree nut program.)

• We buy and store the food and partner with local providers for fresh fruits and vegetables when possible.

• We prepare and pack every meal/snack fresh each day at Church of the Holy Spirit in Orleans.

• We deliver the meals to each of our sites and oversee the distribution of the meals to the children and teens.

• We carefully train everyone involved in our program.

We not only feed hungry bodies, we feed hungry minds! F4K gives out 5 – 7 free children’s books daily at every lunch site! If a child receives a golden coupon with the meal, s/he may choose a new book to take home and keep. Our books are not just good reads – they are carefully chosen to be age-appropriate and to speak to diversity and inclusion. Often children are seen reading or listening to stories while eating their meals