Free meals for kids this summer!
Every Monday to Friday
Rauner Family YMCA
Breakfast: 8:45-10:45am
Lunch: 12:30-2:30 pm
Service ends Aug. 18th
Sample Menu
BREAKFAST
LUNCH
Meet the Chefs
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Cajun Cafe
Lashon Burrell is CEO and Executive Chef of Cajun Cafe. After completing her bachelor of arts degree in culinary arts, Chef Lashon launched her culinary career at the W Hotel in 2010. With several years of experience under her belt, she launched her own catering business and subsequently earned her MBA.
Chef Lashon has grown her small business to service private events and corporate clients, as well as providing meals for adult day care facilities and community organizations. All of your meals are prepared fresh at the Cajun Cafe kitchen located in Garfield Park’s The Hatchery.
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ChiFresh Kitchen
ChiFresh Kitchen is a women- and minority-owned business in Chicago. They are structured as a worker cooperative, granting every worker the opportunity to share in the governance and profits of the business. The majority of their workers live on the city’s South or West Sides.
ChiFresh Kitchen offers food that is freshly cooked, rooted in the culture and traditions of the people being served. Their menu options take into account age, nutritional needs, culture, allergies, food sensitivities, and dietary preferences—serving family-style and individually packaged meals.
Building Healthier Communities in Chicago
The Local Lunchbox Program connects small food businesses with community organizations to serve delicious, locally-made meals to youth 18 and under – and, it’s all paid for by the USDA.
Local Lunchbox was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 2020 and came to Chicago in summer 2022 with the support of the Obama Foundation.
We’re delighted to feed children across the city in collaboration with a network of outstanding community partners and local minority-owned businesses.
