Healthy Food 4 Kids

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Our Healthy Food 4 Kids program works to put healthy food directly into the homes of local elementary school students. After a school is chosen, we coordinate with the administrators to set up a distribution date. On that date, we have hundreds of pounds of fresh produce delivered directly to the school. With the assistance of volunteers, we bag the produce and then hand it to the students as their parents pick them up. Each bag of produce also contains handouts that provide ideas as to how to prepare the produce as well as recommendations for sleep, physical activity, and healthy snacks. Introducing children to healthy foods at a young age can increase the likelihood of them adopting healthier eating habits into adulthood.

Tony Gonzalez Elementary

Thank you to Superintendent Villarreal and Family Engagement Specialist Ana Vega for helping to coordinate a Healthy Food 4 Kids event at Santa Maria ISD. Special thanks to the parent volunteers who helped bag over 200 bags of fresh produce for district students to take home. Putting healthy food directly into the homes of our children is a step towards a healthier future. Thank you to Walmart Neighborhood Market in Weslaco and their Spark Good Grant to help make this happen.

Cleckler-Heald Elementary

Thank you to Cleckler-Heald Elementary of Weslaco Independent School District for allowing us to host a Healthy Food 4 Kids event on Friday. We were able to provide over 650 bags of fresh produce to the students and their families. Special thanks to Principal Vanderveer for her help in setting this up. Thank you to Walmart on N. Texas and Neighborhood Walmart on S. Texas in Weslaco for their generous donations to help make this event possible.

PFC Mario Ybarra Elementary

Thank you to PFC Mario Ybarra Elementary of Weslaco Independent School District for allowing us to host a Healthy Food 4 Kids event on Friday. We were able to provide about 350 bags of fresh produce to the students and their families. Special thanks to Principal Closner and Assistant Principal Hinojosa for their help in setting this up.

El Jardin Elementary

Thank you to El Jardin Elementary School of Brownsville ISD for letting us host another Healthy Food 4 Kids event on Friday. We were able to provide bags of fresh produce for 216 children and their families. Thank you to Principal Leticia Briones for helping to set this up. Also, a special thanks to Sam's Club in Brownsville for their donation to help make this event possible!

M. Rivas Primary Discovery Academy

Thank you to M. Rivas Primary Discovery Academy of Donna ISD for letting us host another Healthy Food 4 Kids event on Friday. We were able to provide bags of fresh produce for 250 children and their families. Thank you to Principal Navarro, Counselor Rivera, and Dr Ballardo for their help in setting this up. Also, a special thanks to all of the parent volunteers who showed up to help us bag the produce!

Sam Rayburn Elementary

Thank you to Sam Rayburn Elementary for hosting a Healthy Food 4 Kids event this past Friday. We were able to provide over 400 bags of fresh produce to students and their families. Special thanks to Sam's Club on North 10th St in McAllen for their generous donation which allowed this to happen. Thank you to Principal Partida, Vice Principal Montes, and Lisa Cavazos for their help in setting this up. Additionally, thank you to McAllen Mayor Javier Villalobos for volunteering his time to help us bag the produce.

Lamar Elementary Dual Language Academy

Thank you to Lamar Elementary Dual Language Academy of Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District for allowing us to host a Healthy Food 4 Kids event on Friday. We were able to provide about 300 bags of fresh produce to the students to share with their families. Special thanks to Sylvia Gonzalez and Principal Rodriguez for their help in setting this up as well as Walmart on Lincoln St. in Harlingen and Blue Cross Blue Shield for their donations.

Theodore Roosevelt Elementary

Thank you to Theodore Roosevelt Elementary of McAllen ISD for helping us host the first Healthy Food for Kids event on Friday. Over 300 bags of fresh produce were provided for students to take home and share with their families. Special thanks to Lisa Cavazos, Principal Montgomery, and the rest of the staff who helped manage this event as well as Sam’s Club on N. 10th St. in McAllen and Walmart on Jackson Rd. in McAllen for their generous donations to help make this event possible. We look forward to putting more healthy foods into the homes of RGV families!

Boys & Girls Club of Harlingen

Thank you to the Boys & Girls Club of Harlingen for allowing and helping us to hand out 200 bags of produce to the Harlingen community on Friday, July 26th! The recipes included here were included in the bags of food we handed out and can be used to make some great healthy foods.

¡Gracias al Boys & Girls Club de Harlingen por permitirnos y ayudarnos a repartir 200 bolsas de productos a la comunidad de Harlingen el viernes 26 de julio! Las recetas incluidas aquí se incluyeron en las bolsas de alimentos que repartimos y se pueden utilizar para hacer algunas comidas saludables.

Boys & Girls Club of Weslaco

Many thanks to the Boys & Girls Club of Weslaco. for allowing us to hand out 120 bags of fresh produce to the community on Friday, June 28th! The recipes included can be made using the produce we handed out on Friday.

¡Muchas gracias al Boys & Girls Club of Weslaco. por permitirnos repartir 120 bolsas de productos frescos a la comunidad el viernes 28 de junio! Las recetas incluidas se pueden elaborar con los productos agricolas que repartimos el viernes.