Kids Food Basket

Kids Food Basket (KBC), a grassroots, community solution to childhood hunger in West Michigan, has been selected as our last Convention 2020 Service-on-Site project. KBC began over a decade ago by serving daily meals to 125 kids. Today, KFB provides 8800 students at 52 locations across three Michigan counties Sack Suppers packed by over 250 daily volunteers.

Here’s the twist in this year’s project! Instead of bringing an item to donate, bring your creative skills and or make a small contribution here! 

Your contribution will be truly personal and from the heart:  you’ll decorate Supper Sacks for future student meals! Decorated bags make meals feel more like a gift rather than a handout. While you put your creative juices to work with supplies we will provide, you’ll hear from Kids Food Basket founder Mary K. Hoodhood, who’s personal story is as inspirational as the organization she created.

What you will need!

Brown or white 6 or 8 lb. (or extra large – Size is 6” wide X 11-12” tall) paper sacks work best (can be purchased at Sam’s Club and GFS Stores in bulk). Please keep in mind that many Sack Suppers will be going to public schools and therefore cannot contain religious or political messages. Please refrain from using paint, glitter, feathers, or stickers. 

Mail to:

1300 Plymouth Ave. NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49505
United States 

One child's supper for one year costs $240.00 USD. That's all for one year! Sponsoring a school for one year comes out to $8,000 USD, if every club donated $40.00, Quota International could sponsor a year of meals for a whole school as our first and last Virtual Service on Site! 

Hey everyone, I hope everyone is safe and sound amid this global pandemic. I am partnering [email redacted]alla (@andy.r.kuo) and @kidsfoodbasket to draw attention to an important issue in our local Grand Rapids community.  Kids’ Food Basket is a nonprofit organization that provides children across West Michigan with nourishing meals. Many of these children would not receive the food they need to reach their fullest potential without the help of Kids’ Food Basket. Providing a simple evening meal to children living at or near the poverty level is a powerful act alone. Now that in-person schooling will not continue, Kids’ Food Basket is working hard to ensure that those meals that would usually be delivered at school are still being delivered to children that need them. However,  right now they need our help more than ever, and they shouldn’t have to do this alone. We are asking for as many people as possible to help us fix the issue of childhood hunger, not because they feel forced to, but because it’s the right thing to do as a global citizen.  A child should never have to worry about where their next meal is coming from. Thank you so much.

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Want to join us in making a difference? Our mission is to nourish our children and our community, and because a virus will not and cannot stop hunger, we are committed to continuing to pack and distribute nourishing food in a safe, healthy and responsible way.

Over 90,000 children in West Michigan rely on free/reduced meals. With school closed, many of them lack the proper nutrition they need to reach their full potential. With any donation, you could make a huge impact in a child's life

Our plan is to run/walk 1 mile for every 10 dollars raised! 

Thanks in advance for your contribution to this cause that means so much to us.

More information about Kids' Food Basket: Attacking childhood hunger to help young people live and learn well