2023 Summer Meals for Kids: Help us feed the kids!

Summer isn’t fun if you’re hungry. One in four San Antonio kids will experience hunger during the summer school break.

Many children who struggle with hunger get a nutritious meal through reduced-price lunch programs each school day, but the summer months leave a gap that must be filled to make sure nobody goes hungry.

Every year, KENS 5 along with our sponsors raise millions of meals for children facing hunger in the San Antonio area through the Summer Meals for Kids program. This year, the goal is to raise 20 million meals, but we can't do it without your help.

Please join KENS 5 and the San Antonio Food Bank to collect food items and monetary donations during the Summer Meals for Kids food drive!

Here's what you can do to make sure that San Antonio kids are getting healthy meals during the summer months:

1. Make a donation online

Did you know that every $1 donated will serve seven meals to San Antonio kids this summer? You can do your part by clicking the link below to make an online monetary donation to the San Antonio Food Bank.

2. H-E-B collection events

KENS 5 is hosting donation events at H-E-B around San Antonio throughout June in partnership with our Summer Meals for Kids sponsors.

Drop by your local H-E-B store and donate from 4 to 6:30 p.m.:

• Thursday, June 8: H-E-B Alamo Ranch Pkwy | 12125 Alamo Ranch Pkwy, 78253 | Sponsored by Mrs Baird's
• Thursday, June 15: H-E-B plus! Schertz | I-35 & FM 3009 | 17460 I-35 N., 78154 | Sponsored by Raising Cane’s
• Thursday, June 22: H-E-B plus! | Bandera & Loop 1604 | 9238 N. Loop 1604 West, 78249 | Sponsored by Texas Homes
  
  
• List of the 12 Most Wanted food items for donation

3. Drop off non-perishable food items at Texas Homes locations

You can do your part by bringing non-perishable food items to one of the collection barrels at our partner's business locations around San Antonio:

• Vistas of Sonoma: 16015 Villa Basilica | San Antonio, TX 78255
• Bent Tree: 103 Bent Tree Drive | Boerne, TX 78006
• Potranco Acres: 207 Stone Loop | Castroville, TX 782009
• Enclave at Potranco Oak: 110 Thunder Gulch | Castroville, TX 78009
• Ventana: 2918 Blenheim Park | Bulverde, TX 78253

4. San Antonio Missions Baseball Club Food Drive | Saturday, June 10

Bring a non-perishable food donation to the Missions game on Saturday, June 10, and receive a pair of tickets to a future Missions game at Wolff Stadium during the 2023 season.

5. Raising Cane's Fundraiser | June 12-18

During your Raising Cane’s transaction, mention KENS Cares or Summer Meals for Kids and Raising Cane’s will donate 15% of your purchase to the San Antonio Food Bank.

*Fundraiser is applicable at all San Antonio locations*

6. KENS 5 Phone Bank | Wednesday, June 28

Call the KENS 5 phone bank on Wednesday, June 28, from 4 to 6:30 p.m. and make a monetary donation to help feed disadvantaged kids.

2023 KENS 5 Summer Meals for Kids’ Sponsors:

• Methodist Healthcare
• Raising Cane's
• Texas Homes
• Mrs. Baird's

This important KENS Cares message is provided by KENS 5 and our sponsors Methodist Healthcare and Raising Cane’s. When it comes to community, KENS Cares!