Feed the Children

Children across three states were able to start the school year with tummies full of food, backpacks filled with school supplies and minds ready to learn, thanks to our partners at Smithfield Foods! In August, Feed the Children conducted a three-part Resource Rally series alongside Smithfield, providing meat including bacon, ham and ribs, plus nonperishable food and household essentials for 1,200 families.

Please join Feed the Children in congratulating Colleen Finn Ridenhour on being recognized, for the second year in a row, as one of the Top Women Leaders for Non-Profit in 2024! Colleen, we’re proud to have you on the team and excited to continue this year with your amazing leadership – thank you for everything you continue to do for Feed the Children and our mission. Read the full list here: https://lnkd.in/gMStKxjh??

In the United States, 1 in every 5 children faces food insecurity: they don’t know when or where their next meal is coming from, what it will be, or if it will be enough. During back-to-school season, families may divert from their grocery budgets in order to make sure their kids have everything they need for class, making the problem of hunger worse. Together, Feed the Children and the Niagara Cares of Niagara Bottling have held a series of Resource Rallies in Columbus, OH; Chester, VA; and Kansas City, KS, providing 1,200 families across three cities with food, personal health and hygiene items, and water this August. At Feed the Children, our mission is to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry. We’re grateful to work with donors and partners who share our vision. “Connecting with and supporting our communities is an important part of who we are at Niagara,” said Ann Canela, Director of Corporate Giving and head of Niagara Cares.

Hunger should never hold a child back from learning. That’s why we were so happy to join our partner Smithfield Foods today at a Resource Rally in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Every family received meat from Smithfield, as well as a 25-lb box of food and 15-lb box of essentials, plus backpacks and other gear for the kids just in time for back-to-school season. Huge thanks to all our supporters and partners for making days like today possible! Together, we’re creating a world where no child goes to bed hungry.

Chief Growth and Strategy Officer Colleen Finn Ridenhour and Feed the Children board member Paul DeLuca joined our event today in New Britain, CT. We’re here with our partner Price Rite Supermarket at the Boys & Girls Club of New Britain, handing out backpacks filled with school supplies to kids! 400 local families will also receive a 25-lb box of food and 15-lb box of essential supplies, thanks to PriceRite’s sponsorship of this event!?

As we continue our mission to end childhood hunger, we’re incredibly grateful for support from partners like Smithfield Foods ! Smithfield sponsored three Resource Rallies this month, just in time to help 1,200 families during back-to-school season with meat, backpacks, nonperishable food, and household essentials. Today we’re at the second event of the series, hosted by the Jamieson Community Center in Monmouth, Illinois. We got to see some happy families and work with wonderful volunteers – it's been a great day!

According to the National Retail Federation, the average estimated spend this back-to-school season is $875 per household. For many parents, that’s a big bite out of the budget – and may take money away from other essentials like food. Full article here: https://bit.ly/3WBpqGq

Feed the Children is thrilled to announce that our own Bregeita Jefferson, President of FEED International, was recently recognized by Forbes on their 50 Over 50: Impact List! Thank you Bregeita for everything you do - we're honored to celebrate this achievement with you. See the official list from Forbes here: https://lnkd.in/gsy-NRCe

Thank you Casey's for your support of our Food & Essentials Hub in Oklahoma City! ?? ? ?

Working to end childhood hunger is no small task. That’s why Feed the Children is proud to work alongside nonprofit and corporate partners like Edgewell Personal Care to provide families with essential products to support health and dignity. Learn more about how Edgewell supports Feed the Children here: https://bit.ly/4cnq6G0