Boys & Girls Club of Southern Maine
The summer months are not always fun and games for many children in Maine. When children are out of school for the summer, they often go without regular, nutritious meals. But for the children that attend the Riverton House Community Boys & Girls Club, food is in ample supply because of our partnership with Good Shepherd Food-Bank.
Each day, when children arrive to the Riverton House Community Boys & Girls Club, they are fed a healthy lunch and before they leave for the day each child receives a snack. During the summer months, more than 400 youth are served a meal and snack each day they attend the Club equaling more than 1,600 meals and 1,600 snacks served each week.
One family has three sisters that attend the Club everyday knowing that they will get a nutritious meal, have fun and be in a safe place. Many mornings, the youngest sister, who is six years old, comes into the Clubhouse and says “I’m hungry.” Luckily, there is always a nutritious meal waiting for her. Most days she is the first child to the dinner table and the last to get up.
Without the help of Good Shepherd Food-Bank, it would be impossible to feed all of the children that attend the Club a full meal and snack each day. We at Riverton House Community Boys & Girls Club depend on Good Shepherd Food-Bank to help us continue to serve our members and ensure that children do not go hungry.
Tiffanie Panagakos
Riverton / Sagamore Site Director
Boys & Girls Club of Southern Maine