Kids' Food Basket eBrochure
Kids' Food Basket For one in four Michigan kids, lunch is the last meal of the day. There are 30,000 kids in Kent County living in poverty. Kids' Food Basket currently works with 27 schools in the area. Eighty percent of the kids in these schools are sent home each night with a sack supper. A sack supper is a 1,000 calorie meal that covers the five main food groups, they often include items such as apples and bananas, carrots, peas, a fresh sandwich and a juice box. There are many reasons to be involved with Kids' Food Basket, in fact this year alone there are 3,700 reasons to get involved. Kids' Food Basket works with a small staff and over 100 volunteers each day to ensure that the 3,700 kids are sent home with a nutricious sack supper. Jess Whitness Media Communications Specialists http://www.facebook.com/JessWhitnessMedia
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- 1. Kids' Food Basket For one in four Michigan kids, lunch is the last meal of the day. There are 30,000 kids in Kent County living in poverty. Kids' Food Basket currently works with 27 schools in the area. Eighty percent of the kids in these schools are sent home each night with a sack supper. A sack supper is a 1,000 calorie meal that covers the five main food groups, they often include items such as apples and bananas, carrots, peas, a fresh sandwich and a juice box. There are many reasons to be involved with Kids' Food Basket, in fact this year alone there are 3,700 reasons to get involved. Kids' Food Basket works with a small staff and over 100 volunteers each day to ensure that the 3,700 kids are sent home with a nutricious sack supper. Welcome Next Page Contact Close Print 1
- 2. Kids' Food Basket Mission Statement “We exist to ensure that children in our community don’t go to bed hungry.” Providing a child with a sack supper weekdays throughout the school year and the summer is a total cost of $200. For a year, the cost is only $1.00 a day. Ensuring adequate nutrition for these children is an investment in the future of our community. Welcome Previous Next Page Contact Close Print 2
- 3. Kids' Food Basket How to Get Involved Sack suppers are assembled, packed, and delivered by nearly 125 KFB volunteers daily. Kids' Food Basket appreciates donations Sack Supper Wish List: • 100% Fruit Juice Boxes • Granola Bars • Fruit Cups • Peanut Butter • Welches .9 oz Dried Fruit Packs • Individual Pudding Cups • Individual Jello Cups • Snack Size Ziplock Baggies • Brown/White Paper Lunch Bags • Plastic Spoons • Sandwich Size Ziplock Baggies • Individual Serving Size of Cereal and Healthy Snacks Welcome Previous Next Page Contact Close Print 3
- 4. Click to Click to visit eMail us our website @kidsfoodbasket.org www.kidsfoodbasket.org Kids' Food Basket With 3,700 reasons to be involved with Kids Food Basket, what’s yours? Programs to be involved in: Fruits and Veggies Fund - Gives corporations the opportunity to donate money for items that can not be donated by individuals. Trail Mix Project - Groups of people who work together to make a days worth of trail mix for single serving sizes. Contact Us Kids Helping Kids - Children help decorate the 2055 Oak Industrial Drive sack supper bags to volunteer their time. Suite C Grand Rapids, MI 49505 Community Events - Events planned by Ph: 616.235.4532 companies outside of KFB gives individuals Fax: 616.454.9387 the opportunity to get involved and donate. Click to Follow us @kidsfoodbasket Contact us today to visit our Join us on Facebook see how you can help! Social Watch our videos Media See our photos Welcome Previous Contact Close Print