South End Children's Cafe

The mission of the South End Children's Cafe is to impact food security, address food equality and food justice, enhance academic success and positively influence the physical and mental health of children residing in the South End of Albany, New York by offering free, healthy dinner time meals along with homework help, academic enrichment, mentoring, exercise and participation in the arts Monday through Friday. Community volunteers join the children daily, assisting with school projects, homework, goal setting and acquiring needed resources for good health and overall wellness. Family Members are invited to participate in all of the programs and to dine with the children in a family style atmosphere. The South End Children's Cafe is fiscally sponsored by Streams of Dreams. 

The South End Children's Cafe is open Monday - Friday, for dinner. Children drop in and join us from a variety of schools throughout the city of Albany. When the children arrive, they may get homework by student volunteers, as well as teachers and other school personnel who volunteer at the Cafe. After homework is finished, the children may participate in enrichment classes like dance, theater and science, create art or help with cooking and preparing the dining room for dinner. At 5:00pm the children in the program are often joined by family members for dinner.