Food Security Programs
KidSafe ensures that every child receives a nutritious breakfast, lunch, unlimited snacks, and when possible, take-home groceries for their families. In addition to this, nutrition education is a key component in food programs.
Summer 2022 Statistics
Unlimited
Snacks
11,895
Meals on-site
100
Large pizzas for the end-of-summer pizza party!
Happy Plates!
Through our Happy Plates program, the kids participate in weekly “snactivities”. This winter, the snactivities included reindeer graham crackers with sun butter, M&M’s, pretzels and raisins, and banana snowmen with skittles, raisins, strawberries, and grapes!
Our Happy Plates program focuses on making nutrition fun and accessible by teaching the kids to prepare a range of snacks using simple ingredients. They become chefs for the day and get to taste test their recipes. Every month, the kids take home a 'Happy Plates' workbook, which has kid-friendly activities and simple, nutritious recipes that can be easily replicated at home with adult supervision.
Our Partners
This summer, we've had some incredible partnerships with Stable Harvest Farms, Greater Vancouver Food Bank, Vancouver Food Runners, and CityReach Care Society to ensure families are able to pick out fresh produce every week in our 'Grab & Go' food pantries.
Volunteer Drivers delivering fresh produce in Summer 2021