In the United States, many low income parents cannot afford to buy enough food for their children. A program called Kids Cafe is helping some of these children by providing free nutritious snacks and meals during after-school programs. 

At a community center in Virginia just outside of Washington, D.C., children make a snack as part of their afterschool program. "The snack is very healthy for your body, but the main thing is that it tastes really, really good," Keith Clements tells them. He runs the Kids Cafe program. 

The children are between the ages of 5 and 11 and are from several local schools. About half have parents from Ethiopia. Many of the children eat their traditional food at home. Kids Cafe, with food offered free by a food bank, gives them an opportunity to try different types of food. 

"It's good," says one girl. But Rebecca Nance, whose parents are from the US, is not so sure. "The taste is weird." Her mother, Daffany Nance has two children in the program. She's glad her kids are getting nutritious food. "Even in my house we don't have much junk food," she says, "so it's very important that it's healthy and continues to help them grow better." 

The charity , Feeding America, started the national Kids Cafe program in 1993. The charity says more than 16 million children in the United States do not have enough healthy food to eat. 

Kids Cafe became part of the afterschool program at this community center five years ago. Lori McFail heads the afterschool program. She says some children do not eat good evening meals because their parents work late or cannot afford healthy food. She hopes the children will make full use of what they've learned about nutrition in their lives.
Where is the community center where kids make a snack as part of their afterschool program?
What's the name of the program helping kids by giving hem free snacks and meals after school?
How old are the students?
Where are about half of the parents from?
Which charity started Kids Cafe?
In what year?
About how many young people in the US don't have enough healthy food?
Who is Keith Clements?
What does Rebecca Nance say about the food?
What is her mother's name?
Does Rebecca have a sibling?
Who is Lori McFail?
Why does she say some young people don't eat dinner?
Are the kids all from the same school?
Who offers the free food to Kids Cafe?
Does a food bank offer the food?
Are Rebecca Nance's parents from Ethiopia?
Where are they from?
Is there a lot of junk food in Daffany Nance's house?
How many years ago did Kids Cafe become a part of the afterschool program?
Virginia
At a community center in Virginia just outside of Washington, D.C., children make a snack as part of their afterschool program.
Kids Cafe
 A program called Kids Cafe is helping some of these children by providing free nutritious snacks and meals
between the ages of 5 and 11
 between the ages of 5 and 11
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Feeding America
Feeding America
1993
1993
more than 16 million
more than 16 million children in the United States do not have enough healthy food to eat
He runs the Kids Cafe program
Keith Clements tells them. He runs the Kids Cafe program
The taste is weird.
Rebecca Nance, whose parents are from the US, is not so sure. "The taste is weird.
Daffany Nance
 Her mother, Daffany Nance
Yes
Daffany Nance has two children in the program
She heads the afterschool program
Lori McFail heads the afterschool program
their parents work late or cannot afford healthy food
 their parents work late or cannot afford healthy food
No
The children are between the ages of 5 and 11 and are from several local schools
a community center in Virginia
a community center in Virginia
Yes
 Kids Cafe, with food offered free by a food bank
No
Rebecca Nance, whose parents are from the US
the US
 Rebecca Nance, whose parents are from the US
No
we don't have much junk food
five years ago
Kids Cafe became part of the afterschool program at this community center five years ago