As some families wonder whatSA国际影视传媒檚 for dinner, other families in Hay River will get a chance to put a meal together courtesy of the Tree House Drop-In Centre.

The facility will once again run its take-and-make meal program. The project started in 2020 and happens once or twice per year, according to Genevieve Clarke, the centreSA国际影视传媒檚 program co-ordinator.

She said the program provides 10 to 12 meal kits per week and each meal kit contains enough food to feed a family of up to six people.

Each week, there is a different menu and Clarke said there are criteria each meal must meet before being distributed.

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The first menu will be given out on April 14 and itSA国际影视传媒檚 Crazy Busy MommaSA国际影视传媒檚 Olive Garden Chicken Alfredo Pasta.

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Clarke said menus have been adjusted in the past in order to fit dietary needs within budgetary parameters, and, in the past, if there was a little extra funding to be spent, there was a special recipe.

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Once a family completes their meal, the centre asks for a picture to be taken to show how things went.

Clarke said thatSA国际影视传媒檚 all part of the feedback, which has been fantastic.

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The centre has been operating since 2002 and offers free programming to parents and caregivers of children up to the age of six.