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City, neighborhoods run "Hunger Does Not Take a Spring Break" pilot feeding children during school break
Summary
A pilot program operating at six Lexington locations provided free meals and programming to children during spring break; organizers plan to expand the initiative in summer and seek volunteers and donations.
Lexington neighborhood leaders, nonprofit partners and council staff described a pilot program, "Hunger Does Not Take a Spring Break," that provided free meals, snack bags and programming for children at six locations across the city during spring break.
Council and neighborhood representatives said the program operated at Charles Young Center, Dunbar Center, Douglas Park, Saint Martin Village Park, Greenacres Park and Winburn Park. The program offered hot meals, snack bags to take home and daily activities, and organizers said average attendance was roughly 50 children per site per day. Leaders said the pilot was intended to address hunger while activating parks and community centers and to connect families with wrap‑around services.
Organizers thanked private and nonprofit partners (Bluegrass Community Foundation, CHI St. Joseph Health, Hallway Feeds, Traditional Bank, Lexington Leadership Foundation and others) and asked for volunteers, donations and help spreading program information. They said communication and outreach were the biggest barriers to reaching additional families and described plans to expand similar programming into the summer months.
Why it matters: The pilot targeted food insecurity among children during school breaks and demonstrated demand for neighborhood‑based meal and activity programming; neighborhood leaders and partners seek funding and volunteers to expand the effort.
