summerlunch+
at home

Growing
Healthy Kids
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Program Overview

We deliver our dietitian-led, 8-week food literacy and food skills curriculum through hands-on and virtual learning experiences.  The program is supplemented, when needed, with free, nutritious meal kits with all the ingredients to participate or grocery gift cards ensuring equitable access for all learners.

How to register

Our program includes:

A grocery gift card or weekly bag

of ingredients needed for each week

Where kids can come together and learn with a summerlunch+ leader

Live virtual cooking classes

Weekly games and activities

to help kids learn more about the weekly theme

of kids cooking and learning together and ongoing support from the summerlunch+ team

A community

25 vegetarian and halal recipes

to prepare 3 meals or snacks each week

Cooking videos

to help kids prepare meals on their own time

Preview our program here!

Past Programs

  • SickKids x summerlunch+ at home 2022 and 2024

    We partnered with the SickKids Hospital Diabetes Clinic to bring the summerlunch+ at Home program customized for children with Type 1 Diabetes.

  • summerlunch+ at home 2023

    The 2023 summer program was run in Thorncliffe Park and Alexandra Park. We also partnered with Big Brothers Big Sisters Halton.

  • summerlunch+ at home 2022

    The 2022 summer program was run in Regent Park, St. James Town, Thorncliffe Park, and Alexandra Park.

  • summerlunch+ at home 2021

    The 2021 summer program was run with Regent Park, Thorncliffe Park, Chaulkfarm, and Alexandra Park.

  • summerlunch+ at home fall program 2020

    After launching our summerlunch+ at Home program in 2020, families loved the redesign so much that we decided to implement it again in the fall with Regent Park and Thorncliffe Park.