London is a lot like many sixth-grade boys: he loves playing video games. In those imagined worlds, a gamer like London can work toward a happy ending. But hunger is no game, and in the real world, the results aren’t always happy. Children sometimes go without food, and that’s unacceptable.

That’s one reason for Second Harvest’s Kids Cafe, which provides free meals, snacks, and nutrition education to children facing hunger through various community programs. More than 33,000 meals and snacks were distributed last year. London, who likes rap music and wants to design video games when he grows up, loves snacks and quesadillas. He’s grateful for the nutritious food he gets through Kids Cafe. “You can’t do anything in life without food,” he says, “because you need energy.”

London uses some of that energy to focus in school, where he loves social studies and math. After school, he does homework and plays pool with friends at a Kids Cafe at a Community Center in Nashville.

When you support Second Harvest, you’re helping kids like London through Kids Cafe and other programs. Thank you!