Programs for Youth

Summer Food Program
Cereal for Youth
Children’s Weekend Snack Pack

Oregon has one of the highest child hunger rates in the nation

Child nutrition is important to every child’s emotional, physical and mental health. Children depend on nutrients to nourish their bodies, provide energy to grow and facilitate cognitive development. FOOD for Lane County manages three programs that provide Lane County children with the food they need to feel healthy and succeed in school.

Free Meals for Youth in Lane County – Fall 2020

 

Summer Food Program

Two children stand near a table with paper bag lunches
We invite all children and youth age 18 and younger to eat lunch for free during the summer months. Employees serve meals at schools and community centers located throughout Lane County. Each summer, FFLC serves thousands of lunches and breakfasts to children through the Summer Food Program.

 

Cereal for Youth


Cereal for Youth provides nutritious cereal to children and teens throughout Lane County. Schools and youth programs are active participants in this program. They request cereal from FFLC and distribute it to students for breakfast, as a school-day snack or to take home as an afternoon or weekend snack. We distribute hundreds of thousands of healthy snacks through Cereal for Youth each year.

Children’s Weekend Snack Pack

a young person holds a small bag of cereal, his back to a concrete wall
The Children’s Weekend Snack Pack program provides school-age children in Lane County with two gallon-size bags of easy-to-prepare, nonperishable food to eat on weekends or during school vacations.

As of 2017, three Springfield elementary schools are participating in the program: Maple, Riverbend, and Douglas Gardens. Umpqua Bank leads the fundraising effort and provides volunteers for the program.

For more information about Youth Programs, please contact Mary Augustine at (541) 343-2822 or email here.