PROGRAMS

Summer & School Break Lunch Program
​Nutritious, bountiful lunches are prepared each weekday during the summer and school breaks. These lunches include a sandwich or wrap, healthy chip option, fresh fruit, dairy item, snack item, and small dessert. The lunches are delivered to children participating in local camps and enrichment programs as well as to children living in neighborhoods in need. In partnership with the Patrick Heath Public Library (PHPL), we also deliver lunches to children registered for our “Library Lunch Bunch” program. These children have the opportunity receive a free lunch and enjoy all the educational services offered at our local library.

Hearts of Love Weekend Food Bags
Each weekend food bag consists of 4 meals and a variety of snacks. They include 2 packaged breakfast and lunch items, shelf stable milk, fresh fruit, plus dairy, grain, and protein snacks. Throughout the year, the bags are delivered to children residing at the Roy Maas Youth Alternatives (RMYA) Meadowland campus. During the summer break, the weekend food bags are delivered to children participating in the Summer Lunch Program as well.

Camp Scholarship Program
The BCC partners with area clubs and organizations to provide enrichment opportunities for children throughout the year. We promote these opportunities to eligible families and encourage parents to enroll their children. Our current camp partners include Boerne Gymnastics Center, Boerne Soccer Club, Boys & Girls Club, Cibolo Center for Conservation, Maker’s Place, Stillwater Champ Camp, and the YMCA.

Bunk Bed Ministry
This program provides brand, new bunk beds, mattresses, comforters, sheets, and pillows for children without beds. Volunteers help to deliver and assemble the bunk beds on site. A proper bed is a basic need for a child’s emotional, mental, and physical health. Every child should have a safe and comfortable bed to sleep in at night!

LOVE Boerne Kids Month
Events organized for this month are a coordinated, city wide effort to help raise funds for the LOVE Boerne Kids programs and increase awareness for children at risk of being hungry in our community. The events include BISD school food drives, Main Street merchant donation jars, and Friends of the BCC gift card drives. The effort is kicked off by requesting the Mayor to declare May as “LOVE Boerne Kids Month”.

Community Response Program
Through our relationships with local agencies and churches, the BCC becomes aware of essential needs and organizes community donations on behalf of local families. Thanks to generous individuals in our community, we have been able to connect families in need with basic household goods including appliances, clothing, and furniture. During the holidays, we join with other local organizations to support the Blue Santa and Feeding the Families programs. To respond to individual home repair needs, the BCC works in partnership with local businesses, churches, individuals, and non-profit organizations, like Golfers Fore Others, to connect volunteers with specific home repair projects as they occur throughout the year.

​LOVE My Community Workdays
The BCC typically organizes one or two workdays each year in neighborhoods with homes in need of critical repairs. These days include volunteers working alongside the homeowners for cleanup and repair, coordinated children’s games and activities, and a shared meal with the volunteers and neighborhood families. Additionally, the BCC organizes LOVE My Neighborhood Days in which neighbors, along with outside volunteers, come together to perform exterior cleanup and debris removal in their community.