Let No Child Go Hungry in Tukwila
Tax deductible
“Let No Child Go Hungry in Tukwila”
National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week is November 11-19th 2017. Please donate to our Non-Profit organization and your contribution will immediately go to work helping a child in need.
See our FB page for more details about activities planned to raise awareness about student homelessness in Tukwila.
About homelessness in Tukwila: In the academic year 2016-2017, 374 students enrolled in the Tukwila School District were struggling with food and housing insecurity. For those children, weekends aren't about sleeping in or hanging out with friends. Weekends mean long, hungry hours until school re-opens when they can again receive wholesome nourishing meals. This represents more than 12% of the student population, and in one elementary school more than 20% of the students met the federal criteria for homelessness as defined in the McKinney-Vento Act.
Here's where the campaign money goes: The Tukwila Weekend SnackPack Program was launched in February 2015 to provide 7 meals each weekend for our McKinney-Vento students at Thorndyke Elementary. Since then, we have distributed more than 50,000 meals, serving all three elementary schools in Tukwila.
Over 125 volunteers worked last year to provide meals to about 140 students each week. Volunteers come from the Tukwila church community, Tukwila residents, city employees, and local business partners.
In Fall 2017, SnackPack will be serving Showalter Middle School and Foster High School as well. We need additional funds to meet the anticipated expenses of increased weekly food demand.
Together we can make a big difference in the lives of these children and their families! Thank you so much for your time today!
National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week is November 11-19th 2017. Please donate to our Non-Profit organization and your contribution will immediately go to work helping a child in need.
See our FB page for more details about activities planned to raise awareness about student homelessness in Tukwila.
About homelessness in Tukwila: In the academic year 2016-2017, 374 students enrolled in the Tukwila School District were struggling with food and housing insecurity. For those children, weekends aren't about sleeping in or hanging out with friends. Weekends mean long, hungry hours until school re-opens when they can again receive wholesome nourishing meals. This represents more than 12% of the student population, and in one elementary school more than 20% of the students met the federal criteria for homelessness as defined in the McKinney-Vento Act.
Here's where the campaign money goes: The Tukwila Weekend SnackPack Program was launched in February 2015 to provide 7 meals each weekend for our McKinney-Vento students at Thorndyke Elementary. Since then, we have distributed more than 50,000 meals, serving all three elementary schools in Tukwila.
Over 125 volunteers worked last year to provide meals to about 140 students each week. Volunteers come from the Tukwila church community, Tukwila residents, city employees, and local business partners.
In Fall 2017, SnackPack will be serving Showalter Middle School and Foster High School as well. We need additional funds to meet the anticipated expenses of increased weekly food demand.
Together we can make a big difference in the lives of these children and their families! Thank you so much for your time today!
Organizer
Dave Sorensen
Organizer
Seattle, WA
Still Waters Services for Families in Transition
Registered nonprofit
Donations are typically 100% tax deductible in the US.
