Mapping Hunger

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Attacking Hunger Through Giving = Healthy Children

Everyday there are children in Grand Rapids going to school hungry. Everyday teachers in schools at or below the poverty level witness students failing to thrive due to poor nutrition.

Did you know

  • $1 equals 1 Sack Supper to support proper development of a child's brain and body. Each Sack Supper is a nutritional 1000-calorie meal that includes one serving of fresh fruits and vegetables, meat or cheese sandwich, 100% fruit juice box, granola bar and a healthy snack.
  • One in four Michigan children is food insecure.
    Thanks to Kids’ Food Basket nearly 5,000 children will receive their third meal of the day.
  • 90% --- the average poverty rate at Sack Supper schools.
  • 27.3% of Grand Rapids kids are food insecure. Kids’ Food Basket's goal  is to meet the nutritional needs of these children in order for them to receive te proper brain development they need to thrive in school and life .