ML Kids provides food for the body, food for the soul, and food for thought

ML Kids is Mobilize Love’s flagship program. It is a mobile after-school program that serves youth and families from low-income Bay Area communities.

Stage Truck

FOOD FOR THE SOUL | EST. 2019

We combat the socio-emotional skills gap of low income children and youth by providing an empowering world view through on-stage stories, songs, games and activities.

Food Truck

FOOD FOR THE BODY | EST. 2020

We combat food insecurity and the ‘food desert’ crisis in our low income communities by the distribution of free hot meals and groceries to the children, youth and families.

Stories Truck

FOOD FOR THOUGHT | EST. 2021

We combat the literacy crisis of low income children and youth by the distribution of free storybooks from our mobile library in cultivating the love for reading and learning.

Bayview In A Nutshell

 

Learn About Why We Exist. Learn About Our Underserved Communities.

“The Forgotten District”

In Hunters View, over 75% of households are living below 200% of the federal poverty limit, and in Central Bayview more than 50% of households are below 200% of the federal poverty limit. (Source: SFMTA)

  • The Bayview is one of the last San Francisco communities with a large youth population; 24% of Bayview residents are 17 years old or younger. About 40% of San Francisco African American youth resides in the Bayview.

    —SFMTA

  • Bayview District is a Food Desert and geographically isolated from greater San Francisco without frequent and reliable transportation to get in and out of the neighborhood for daily needs.

    — SFMTA

  • With COVID-19, the African-American Literacy Crisis will get much worse... Reading is still the best route to liberation. As Frederick Douglass counseled, “Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.”

    — NAACP

  • Children from low income households report lower socio-emotional skills. Social and emotional health and supportive relationships with mentors and coaches are needed for a child to thrive academically and in life.

    — EdSurge

We exist to show up to give kids HOPE.

Because of the generosity of #TeamFuel, we are able to impact the children attending ML Kids in the following tangible ways ❤️

Will you join us to show up?