Westerville Area Kids Lunch Club

IMPACT. 1: 18,695 lunches + 21,294 weekend meals = 39,989 total meals served to children in need in 2015 -- 2. Site attendance averaged 346 children a day with 1,644 individual children being served in 2015 -- 3. Through the Governor's Weekend Backpack Program, Mid-Ohio Food Bank as well as donations from individual farmers in our community, the Kids Lunch Club distributed over 88,000 pounds of fresh produce to kids and families at the sites.OSU PARTNERS: College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences; Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program; OSU ExtensionCOMMUNITY PARTNERS: Westerville City Schools; City of Westerville; Blendon Township; Westerville Parks and Recreation Department; Columbus Recreation and Parks Department; Westerville Public Library; Northtowne Elementary School; Grace Polaris Church; Alliance Data; Mt. Carmel St. Ann's Hospital; Abbey Lane Apartments; Parkridge Park Apartments; The Brookeville Apartments; Otterbein University; The Ohio State University; Mid-Ohio Food Bank; The Ohio Association of Foodbanks; Governor's Office of Faith Based Initiatives; Ohio Department of Education; Kiwanis Club of Westerville; Rotary Clubs of Westerville; VISTA Summer Associates; McDonald's; .... and more!PRIMARY CONTACT: Claire Rockwell (claire@warmwesterville.org)The Kids Lunch Club operates every weekday during the summer and serves free, nutritious meals to kids aged 1-18 who already qualify for free meals during the school year at 10 outdoor locations. After lunch there are planned activities that keep kids educated and active