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Participants: The analytic sample included 6,796 participants from five of the six cities in which Brighter Bites was implemented (Houston, Austin, Dallas, Washington, D.C., and Southwest Florida). Main Outcome Measures: Predictor variables included child's grade, gender, race/ethnicity, parent employment, and government assistance utilization. Outcome variable was a binary measure of attendance: 1=attendance at or above the threshold or 0=attendance below the threshold, where the threshold was operationalized as attending 75% of the distributions. Analysis: A multi-level logistic regression and bivariate analysis were completed to measure the association between attendance and predictor variables. Results: Results show, compared to Hispanics, Whites were 39% and African Americans 53% less likely to attend at the threshold. Also, families who received SNAP benefits were 33% less likely to attend and families with homemakers had 1.68 greater odds of attending. Conclusions and Implications: Identifying predictors of program attendance can inform future equitable implementation and dissemination strategies. Findings indicate race/ethnicity, parent employment, and receipt of certain government assistance have significant associations with attending Brighter Bites. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]