Facts at a Glance

• KFB served 341,600 evening meals last fiscal year (July 1-June 30, 2009) to kids who are food insecure
• KFB currently provides over 2,300 sack suppers daily to children in 20 schools for evening at-home consumption
• Another 13 schools remain on a waiting list for sack suppers
• KFB provides 1,000 calories and five food groups in each sack supper
• During the summer months, KFB serves 1,200 children at 13 park and summer school sites every weekday for nine weeks
• One serving of fresh fruit* and fresh vegetables* are included in each sack supper along with a meat/cheese sandwich, 100% fruit juice box, granola bar, and healthy snack such as trail mix
• Volunteers serve from ages 5 - 95 and number over 1,500.  On average, 85 volunteers work at KFB every day, six days a week
• KFB does not receive any government funding; all funding is received from caring individuals, families, churches, businesses, civic groups, corporations and foundations
• KFB serves children who attend schools or summer park programs where 80% or above of students live at or below the poverty level
• KFB is able to provide a child with a sack supper weekdays throughout the school year and during the summer for a total cost per child of $190 per year
• Each child is provided with a snack sack of extra food in each Friday sack supper to help provide for weekend nutrition needs
• In 2007, 13.3 million children lived in poverty (Feeding America); of those 13.3 million children, Kent County reported 18,471 (34.6%) children ages 6 to 11 living under the federal poverty level (US Census Bureau 2005-2007)
• *Fruit could be any one of the following: banana, apple, berries, peaches, pears.  Vegetable could be any one of the following: carrots, snap peas, grape tomatoes.