Summer Snack Program at Fernando A. Salinas Community Center
Written by admin, May 27, 2011, 0 Comments
Courtesy Eddie Zavala,
The South Texas Food Bank received a $5,000 check from Webb County Commissioner Jerry Garza to start a summer snack program at the Fernando A. Salinas Community Center, formerly Buenos Aires Community Center. The check presentation took place on Thursday, May 26 at 10 a.m. at the South Texas Food Bank, 1907 Freight at Riverside.
The snack program will run June 6 to Sept. 29. On Monday through Thursday from 1:30 to 4:30 25 children will be given a snack at the center, located at 2600 Cedar behind the City of Laredo Health Department.
“We are hoping that eventually it will become a full-fledged Kids Café,” South Texas Food Bank executive director Alfonso Casso Jr. said of the snack program.
The South Texas Food Bank operates 13 Kids Cafés in Laredo-Webb County, serving between 600 and 700 after school meals Monday through Friday. The biggest Kids Cafes are at the Benavides Boys and Girls Club downtown and at the Lamar Bruni Vergara Boys and Girls Club in south Laredo.
“In today’s society, it is extremely important to keep our youngsters off the streets and provide them with quality time,” Webb County Precinct 3 Commissioner Garza said. “This program will serve a dual purpose, Not only will the participants receive a daily snack, they will also spend their afternoons in a learning environment, all under the supervision of trained staff.”
