North Texas Food Bank Opens Registration for Kids Day Camp in Plano

Registration is open for the North Texas Food Bank's fourth annual Kids Day Camp, a one-day summer program in Plano that puts children to work assembling meals while teaching them about hunger in their own community.

The camp targets kids entering grades 3 through 6, pairing classroom-style lessons on food insecurity with hands-on volunteer work. Specific dates, times, venue location, and registration links were not immediately available through the food bank's public announcement, and families interested in enrolling should contact the North Texas Food Bank directly for those details.

The camp launch comes as the food bank runs an expanding network of drive-thru distributions across North Texas. Closer to home for Collin County residents, the food bank partners with Collin College Plano to run a distribution the first Thursday of every month from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., or until food runs out, at 2800 E Spring Creek Pkwy, Plano, TX 75074. The next scheduled date is April 2, 2026. No registration is required and the event is first come, first served. Participants must have a vehicle and are asked to share their family size to receive food. No documentation is needed; the food bank describes the process as a self-declaration. All dates are subject to change, and families should contact Collin College Plano to confirm distribution status before arriving.

Beyond Collin County, the food bank runs a monthly distribution at the University of North Texas at Dallas, 7300 University Hills Blvd., from 9 a.m. to noon or until supplies run out. At Grayson College in Denison, distributions take place every fourth Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at 6101 Grayson Drive. The Grayson pantry is currently located next to the water tower while the campus is under construction. Dallas College North Lake has a single distribution scheduled for Tuesday, May 12, 2026, starting at 10 a.m. All three sites follow the same no-registration, vehicle-required, first-come format.

For Kids Day Camp, the North Texas Food Bank's fourth year running the program signals steady demand for youth programming that connects children in North Texas suburbs to the realities of food access. Families seeking registration information can reach the food bank through its official website or social media channels, where the program announcement has already been posted.