{"id":450906,"date":"2025-12-16T12:35:30","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T12:35:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/450906\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T12:35:30","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T12:35:30","slug":"burger-bodega-launches-after-school-kids-meal-in-partnership-with-houston-based-nonprofit-reading-with-a-rapper-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/450906\/","title":{"rendered":"Burger Bodega launches after-school kids meal in partnership with Houston-based nonprofit Reading With a Rapper | Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">Burger Bodega, the smashburger restaurant blending classic New York bodega vibes with Houston flair, announces an After-School Kids Meal in partnership with Houston-based nonprofit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.readingwitharapper.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.readingwitharapper.com\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1765909270386000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1B2b5SzRO74PdvKT3smuZy\" rel=\"noopener\">Reading With A Rapper<\/a> (RWAR), launching Tuesday, Dec. 16. The kids\u2019 meal is available Tuesday through Friday from 4-6 p.m. and includes a smashburger, fries, a drink, and exclusive RWAR collectible trading cards. The partnership celebrates the launch of RWAR\u2019s STAR Academy, an innovative six-week learning experience that merges literacy, creativity, and real-world relevance through music, media, and culture.\u00a0A portion of the proceeds from each meal will go towards literacy grants for Star Academy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cWe\u2019re excited to partner with Reading With A Rapper on this initiative,\u201d said Burger Bodega Founder and Chef Abbas Dhanani. \u201cReading With A Rapper\u2019s mission to enhance literacy through creativity resonates with what we\u2019re building at Burger Bodega, a space that brings people together and celebrates Houston.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">STAR Academy is a six-week experience (Grades 3rd-12th) that introduces its proven Edutainment Pedagogy and works with teachers to identify designated ELA issues through an innovative proprietary process, MAP testing, enabling the program to align music and content with each student. Classes for STAR Academy officially start in Spring 2026, with sign-ups available now through <a href=\"http:\/\/readingwitharapper.com\/staracademy\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/readingwitharapper.com\/staracademy&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1765909270386000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1cTpQqeckuCBjzFMXEXhuN\" rel=\"noopener\">readingwitharapper.com\/staracademy<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The partnership also coincides with the STAR Academy Community Tour, featuring live performances by partnering artist BuddieRoe and interactive showcases. The full schedule and complimentary tickets are available online at <a href=\"http:\/\/readingwitharapper.com\/event-list\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/readingwitharapper.com\/event-list&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1765909270386000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1ewoAiBeeYYe-vwsb455B9\" rel=\"noopener\">readingwitharapper.com\/event-list<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cWith me being from Houston and my co-founder, Douglas Johnson, being from Brooklyn, partnering with an innovative concept like Burger Bodega allowed us to celebrate both our cultures and make an impact to one community,\u201d said RWAR co-founder and CEO Jarren Small.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Burger Bodega Reading With A Rapper After-School Kids Meal will be available for three months. Burger Bodega is open Tuesday-Thursday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Friday-Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 a.m. For more information, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.burgerbodega.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.burgerbodega.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1765909270386000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0ys-HjWzY54reesOE-jcwO\" rel=\"noopener\">burgerbodega.com<\/a> or follow along on Instagram at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/burgerbodegahtx\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/burgerbodegahtx&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1765909270386000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1IqqhAEPR3VzcT8Ja-YrvZ\" rel=\"noopener\">@burgerbodegahtx<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Burger Bodega is located at\u00a04520 Washington Ave.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>                            <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Burger Bodega, the smashburger restaurant blending classic New York bodega vibes with Houston flair, announces an After-School Kids&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":450907,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5130],"tags":[407,37459,4345,358,3187],"class_list":{"0":"post-450906","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-houston","8":"tag-education","9":"tag-food_drink","10":"tag-houston","11":"tag-texas","12":"tag-tx"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115729276813921472","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/450906","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=450906"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/450906\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/450907"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=450906"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=450906"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=450906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}