Snack PAK 4 Kids

Overview

Hunger doesn’t take the weekend off—and for many students in Bexar County, those two days can be the hardest. While federal nutrition programs help during the school week, weekends often leave a gap that over 100,000 food-insecure children in our community struggle to fill. Among them, an estimated 10–20% face chronic hunger, lacking the consistent nutrition they need to grow, learn, and thrive.

To help bridge that gap, the Rotary Club of San Antonio partners with Snack Pak 4 Kids, a nonprofit working to ensure students don’t go hungry over the weekend. Through this partnership, Rotary Club volunteers have contributed more than 1,000 hours to assemble weekend food packs—each one designed to provide essential nutrition for children identified as food insecure.

In addition to packing snacks at the Snack Pak 4 Kids warehouse, our Club also supports two schools in San Antonio by supplying volunteers to manage their Snack Pak 4 Kids Programs. At Oak Grove Elementary our Club supplies five team captains and five teams to receive, store, and distribute snacks according to teacher's directions. We do the same at Martin Luther King, Jr. Academy at Gates with teams of volunteers supporting and managing their program as well. By managing their programs, we allow them to concentrate on teaching students and not being distracted by managing and administering their program.

These efforts go beyond just packing bags—they represent a direct investment in the well-being and educational success of local children. When kids are nourished, they’re better equipped to concentrate, participate, and achieve in the classroom.

Snack Pak 4 Kids operates entirely on private funding through donations, grants, and partnerships like this one. Together, we’re helping build a healthier, more hopeful future for San Antonio’s next generation—one Snack Pak at a time.

Join Us in the Fight Against Childhood Hunger

Volunteer With Us

You can make a difference.

Help us assemble Snack Paks and be part of the hands-on work that keeps kids fed. Just a few hours of your time can have a lasting impact on a child’s life.

Together, we can help kids stay healthy, focused, and ready to learn—every day of the week.