When the school year ends, the safety net of free school meals ends too. Food 4 Kids helps close this gap, providing free and nutritious meals Monday - Friday all summer for kids 18 and under.
Since 2013, Food 4 Kids has served over 405,000 free meals to local Cape children from from Harwich to Provincetown.
In 2025, we served 56,864! 10,000 more fresh lunches than 2024.
Exploration of capacity-expanding partnership
Food 4 Kids is exploring opportunities to expand capacity as community need continues to grow. In response to increasing demand across Cape Cod, we are in early conversations with partners about ways to sustainably scale our operations.=
One possibility under consideration is a collaboration with St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church in Chatham, which expressed interest in supporting the program after learning about our work last fall. Under this concept, Food 4 Kids would maintain program oversight while a local partner could potentially help support meal service in nearby communities.
With the support of our Board, leadership from The Church of the Holy Spirit and St. Christopher’s has begun exploring what a partnership model might look like. A volunteer steering committee at St. Christopher’s is forming to learn more about operations and assess how a smaller-scale, community-based approach could work.
The Summer 2026 season will serve as a learning opportunity, with volunteers observing and assisting at The Church of the Holy Spirit as we continue to evaluate possibilities for the future.
“Your meals REALLY help with the bottom line for parents, who saves hundreds of dollars each summer utilizing your contributions. As the Cape has gotten more and more expensive, this effort makes a real difference for families just getting by.”
SUPPORTING LOCAL FAMILIES
VOLUNTEERS
Food 4 Kids helps local families make ends meet by providing free meals for kids at 20 sites across 8 towns, from Harwich to Provincetown. See our locations by clicking here.
Did you know …. ?
34% of the kids enrolled in Lower and Outer Cape public schools qualify as low-income
Food costs are 17% higher on Cape Cod compared to statewide averages, and 29% higher than national
Families can get support through Summer EBT - LEARN MORE
(good at local Farmer's Markets with a + $10 credit)
Every summer, volunteers provide over 2,000 hours to help us achieve our mission - that’s equivalent to 5 full time summer staff! The health benefits of volunteering are overwhelming. Join us this summer to build relationships in a positive and uplifting environment!
2026 Volunteer opportunities are coming soon! Expect an announcement mid-May with details on our VOLUNTEER page.