A summer food program, provided for children by the South Plains Food Bank, will be launched Saturday in a free lunch and activities event from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. at Carlisle Park, 26th Street and Avenue W. According to Danielle Robertson, communications and digital marketing manager for the food bank, the program was set up for the summer because one in four children across the South Plains is considered food-insecure. "During the summer, need at the food bank typically increases due to the added strain on families to feed children who would otherwise benefit from the free and reduced lunch program at school," she said.