Kids cafe
ABOUT KIDS CAFE
Kids Cafe, a program of Feeding America, prepares, delivers, and serves healthy weekday meals to at-risk students and some vulnerable senior adults. Kids Cafe provides an early dinner each weekday, so children don’t have to go home hungry. Kids Cafe confronts childhood hunger by providing nutritious, balanced meals that meet USDA guidelines. These meals are prepared and delivered using the highest quality and safety standards. Meals are provided without charge and are the same for all children, regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability. Kids Cafe also provides weekday meals for at-risk senior adults who need consistent daily nutrition and fellowship at handful of apartment complexes.
October 1, 2024
Dear Parent or Guardian:
This letter serves as a notice and reminder that meals provided to the after school programs mentioned below are always free to students enrolled in the after school programs. Meals are provided at no cost to the partner sites. High Plains Food Bank Kids Cafe program does not sell food or food related products to the after school partners. The meal service operates from October to September yearly.
If your student is enrolled in any of the following after school programs listed below, they are also enrolled in the CACFP, a USDA program which High Plains Food Bank Kids Cafe receives federal assistance dollars for serving nutritious meals. The amount of money our agency receives from this program is based on the income levels of our communities. The funding reimbursed covers the cost of food that is provided to your student. Our generous donors and supporters provide additional funding for things like transport, kitchen equipment, operational costs, etc.
To continue providing a quality meal service without any charges, we are required to collect some data at the after school site like attendance, racial/ethnic data, etc. We collect this data directly from the after school program. The data is only shared with the Texas Department of Agriculture and USDA.
Please feel free to contact Maribel Sotelo, Director of Kids Cafe via email maribel@hpfb.org or phone 806-350-1436 with any questions, comments, concerns, or complaints.
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), religious creed, disability, age, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.
2025-2026 Kids Cafe meal sites & Information
Age Requirement: The key age requirement is that children must be 18 years old or younger at the beginning of the school year to participate.
Registration Requirement: If the child/student is not actively enrolled in the afterschool or meal programs offered and would like to drop in to eat a meal at one of the approved sites, the parent/guardian must send an email 24 hours before the day they will be dropping in. The email must include the first and last name of the child, age, the name of the meal site where they will be dropping in to eat and the date to ensure enough meals are available for the student(s). This will allow us time to notify the site that they will have guests on campus eating a meal with the other children. Only the student/child that is present will be served a meal. Meals must be consumed on site and cannot be taken to go.
Email: Maribel at maribel@hpfb.org or J-Mar at jmar@hpfb.org
All meal sites operate Monday - Friday and follow the AMAISD school calendar and bell schedule (except: Rolling Hills: River Road Schedule, Canyon and Randall High Schools: CISD and Perryton: PISD)
*Daycare centers and Head Start programs are not eligible for drop in meal guests*
Hamlet Elementary
After school meal site
3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Humphrey's Highland Elementary
CACFP At-Risk afterschool meal site
3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Maverick Boys & Girls Club
CACFP At-Risk after school meal site
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
CACFP Daycare Meals & Snacks
Region 16 Head Start - Nelson
CACFP Administrative Sponsorship
Palo Duro High School
Athletic Program Snacks
AM workout before school (See football head coach)
Perryton High School
Athletic Program Snacks
AM workout before school (See football head coach)
Randall High School
Athletic Program Snacks
AM workout before school (See football head coach)
Rolling Hills Elementary
After school meal site
3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
San Jacinto Elementary
CACFP At-Risk after school meal site
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Bivins Elementary
CACFP At-Risk after school meal site
4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Caprock High School
Athletic Program Snacks
AM workout before school (See football head coach)
Canyon High School
Athletic Program Snacks
AM workout before school (See football head coach)
Clay Vessels Learning Center
At-Risk after school meal site
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Cleveland Street Head Start
CACFP Administrative Sponsorship
Eastridge Elementary
CACFP At-Risk after school meal site
3:30 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Glenwood Apartments
After school meal site
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. (See main office for more details)
Glenwood Elementary
CACFP At-Risk after school meal site
3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Emergency Meal Service for anyone experiencing an immediate food crisis
Gilliland Community Kitchen
2199 SE 8th Ave. Amarillo, Texas
Monday – Friday: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. (Closed on Holidays)
First come, first served
Clay Vessels Learning Center
Eastridge Mission Center
City of Amarillo Camps
Gilliland Community Kitchen 9am-3pm
Glenwood Elementary
Glenwood Apartments
Humphrey’s Elementary
Hamlet Elementary
Rolling Hills Elementary
San Jacinto Elementary
Tyson Cares at Maverick Boys & Girls Club
Hamlet Elementary School (3:30pm)
Palo Duro High School (Contact the Coaches before 7am Mon-Fri)
Rolling Hills Elementary (3:30pm)
San Jacinto Elementary School (3:30pm)
Stone Canyon Apartments After School
Contact the Good Neighbor Apartments Program for Days & Times
2024-2025 Milk & Snacks Athletic Programs
Canyon HS
Caprock HS
Palo Duro HS
Randall HS
Cathy’s Pointe Apartments After School
Contact the Good Neighbor Apartments Program for Days & Times
Town Park Apartments After School
Contact the Good Neighbor Apartments Program for Days & Times
2024-2025 Afterschool & Non-School Hours Meal Partners
Bivins Elementary Campus
Boys & Girls Club (Maverick)
Meals for Senior citizens
2199 SE 8th Ave. Amarillo, Texas
Meal Pick Up: Monday – Friday: 9am – 3pm
Senior Lunch Bunch
Contact Warford Center for Program Information
Contact Clinic for Registration Information
KIDS CAFE INFORMATION
Fine Print:
Program sites were chosen based on Texas Department of Agriculture eligibility requirements, which designate eligible areas as those served by schools in which 50% or more of the students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
There are no enrollment requirements for the program. The facility hosting the program must provide educational or enrichment activities, be open to all children, and not limit participation or membership based on the child’s ability. High Plains Food Bank accepts registrations throughout the year from groups interested in becoming an After-School Meal Program site. (Meal Sites are subject to change.)