WHO WE ARE

​The Boerne Community Coalition (BCC) is a 100% all-volunteer 501c3 organization that works in partnership with other local organizations including churches, schools, non-profits, local government, civic groups and businesses who all share the same vision – that children in our community should not be at risk of being hungry.

WHY WE ARE

​About 1 in 5 children (or 19.37%) in our community are on the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and School Breakfast Program (SBP).  These children face food insecurity especially during non-school periods.  When children are provided the proper nutrition, it positively impacts their physical development, mental health, and academic levels – setting a course for greater achievements in their future endeavors. 
* 19.37% Based on December 2019 BISD Food Service Report on Number of Students on NSLP and SBP.

WHAT WE DO

​What began as an effort to provide summer lunches to children eligible for the National School Lunch & School Breakfast Programs has evolved into three programs that provide year-long support to these children and their families, with a focus on meals, access to enrichment, and help with making homes safer and more livable.  

OUR STORY

In March 2015, members of the Kendall County Food Council decided to launch a program to provided food during the summer months for children eligible for the Federal Meal Program during the school year.  The Boerne Community Coalition was created to fill this gap.  

In the summer of 2015, with the Mayor's support and, in partnership with Taking It To The Streets, the BCC began to provide meals to these children by taking a mobile food truck into their neighborhoods.  The summer ended with the first Community Workday, in which the BCC helped to repair homes in need and held a cookout with the children and their families.

Since then, the BCC has evolved into three distinct programs focusing on food, enrichment, and critical home repairs for those in need.  Over the summer months and school breaks, lunches are delivered each weekday to children participating in local camps and enrichment programs.  Eligible children can receive scholarships to these camps and programs through BCC partnerships with area clubs and organizations.

​During the school year, weekend food bags are packed for preschoolers in the Kendall County Head Start program.  An after-school tutoring program was started, in partnership with St. Mark Presbyterian Church, to assist qualifying children at Fabra Elementary School.

Monthly dinners are hosted, in partnership with the Kendall County Head Start and the Boerne Family YMCA, which provide nourishment, literacy, and informational programming for children and their families.

And, through an annual Community Workday, homes are made safer as volunteers work alongside homeowners to make critical repairs.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

PRESIDENT - Jessica Buffington
VICE PRESIDENT - Jennifer Smith
SECRETARY - Darla Dobbie
TREASURER - Laura Gray
MEMBER - Susie Allen
MEMBER - Kathy Bandujo
MEMBER - Sandie Ford
MEMBER - George Klein
MEMBER - Kris Purchatzke
MEMBER - Dainelle Scott