Current and Planned Programs

Power Plates Kids Lunch Club/Lunch Box Programs

Program description:

Child Hunger Brantford has been providing the Kids Lunch Club program since 2013 to elementary school children facing food insecurity. The program provides daily nutritious lunch and snacks offering children facing food insecurity the nourishment needed to thrive.

When the Covid-19 pandemic arrived, Child Hunger Brantford created and implemented the Lockdown Lunch Box program offering daily nutritious lunch and snacks to children facing food insecurity by delivering directly to their front doors! This program now operates throughout the summer, on any holidays and of course during any shut down.

Food is delivered under child-friendly brand “Power Plates, a separate brand under the Child Hunger Brantford allowing children to feel empowered and valued rather than singled out. By focusing on the positive impact of nutritious meals, Power Plates can help children feel special and included, eliminating any sense of insecurity or stigma associated with receiving aid. This shift in branding promotes confidence and dignity, making the program a positive experience for children.

Grade 4 Student

“It gives us food. Thank you the food it so good its delicious.”

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Grade 3 Student

“When I run out of food I go to the office and I can get a juice box and a pasta.”

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Grade 7 Student

Dear: Child Hunger Brantford
“Thank you for providing food for schools. It helps people who don’t have lunches to have food to eat. The school snack is also helpful for kids who don’t get any food at home.
Thank you”

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Grade 7 Student

“Thank you for the food. I don’t eat it but other kids do. Alot of kids need the food. Its meant for kids who can’t make a lunch. It’s helpful. It’s good. It’s good for kids in need.
Thank you”

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Grade 6 Student

“Some kids don’t have food to eat. It keeps them sharp and on top of their work. I hope next year you guys will come to us again.
p.s. The hot meals are really good!”

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Grade 6 Student

“Thank you for giving our school some food for the people that don’t have any food. By you giving us food your helping us not starve. It helped the parents that can’t always give their kids lunch/breakfast. A lot of people don’t have money to buy their kids food for them.”

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Grade 7 Student

“I don’t use the food but its good for the students without food. It’s good because some kids need food so thank you for keeping students food so they are not hungry. We hope you do it again next year.”

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Grade 5 Student

“Thank you for providing us food and giving us food when we don’t have anything. We hope your program comes again to provide us food.”

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Grade 7 Student

“Thank you for doing this for us because we need it if we forget our lunch we can use this. It keeps students fed and nourished while at school. The program is there if you forget a lunch or need one. We hope the program will run again at our school. So thank you for the time it takes to run the program. Thank you for keeping us fed.”

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School Administration

“With students being fed nutritious food at school throughout the day, our students become more engaged. They are energized and ready to focus on the tasks at hand. They have the energy to have a good time at recess and during gym class. They have the ability to focus on the work in front of them instead of the rumbling in their stomachs and worries of their next meal in their head.”

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