Kids Cafes give children a free, hot meal in a safe, restaurant-like setting twice a week. Children sit at tables and are served by volunteer waiters. They may have as many helpings as they want. Each meal includes a nutrition lesson activity. Mid-South Food Bank operates four Kids Cafes in Memphis and Sardis, Mississippi Each program has a sponsor that covers the basic costs of the program. Current locations and sponsors:
* Buckman Kids Cafe at the Buckman Boys & Girls Club, sponsored by the John Dustin Buckman Foundation
* Carnival Memphis Kids Cafe at the Goodwill Boys & Girls Club, sponsored by Carnival Memphis
* Bridges Chandler Kids Cafe at the Lucille Devore Tucker & Mertie Buckman Wing of Girls Incorporated of Memphis, sponsored by Justice, Unity, Generosity, Service International, Inc., Memphis Chapter
* CN Kids Cafe at the Boys & Girls Club of Northwest Mississippi, Sardis Unit, sponsored by CN Railroad