Mapping Hunger

Attacking Hunger Through Giving = Healthy Children

Everyday some children in Grand Rapids go to school hungry. Everyday teachers at schools at or above the poverty limit 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/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 4,800 children will not miss their third meal.
• 90% --- the average poverty rate at Sack Supper schools.
• 27.3% of Grand Rapids kids are food insecure. Kids’ Food Basket supports Grand Rapids kids whose cupboards are bare.

Help children like Daniel no longer feel hungry after school. $1 equals 1 Sack Supper, every dollar brings us closer to serving more than 1,500 children on our waiting list from ten greater Grand Rapids area schools. Together, we can make a difference.