A 10-year-old boy waited outside the locked doors of a school breakfast program. The program was to start at 8:15 and the child stood outside at 7:15 in the dark, in the cold and alone. He explained he had not had any food on the weekend and was hungry. Could he please have some food? This child inspired the launch of the Food4Kids program.

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The reality of child hunger became clear through this experience. A steering committee was formed in November 2011 to determine the need and scope of developing a weekend feeding program for at-risk children within Hamilton and Halton. 

 

A program model was developed with a focus on 3 distinct areas:

 

1. Food provided in food packages would be healthy

2. Each child in the home would receive their own food package, to ensure nourishment of all children in the home

3. To ensure a non-stigmatizing process to distribute food packages to participants 

 

We currently provide over 1,000 healthy food packages that are distributed in more than 100 schools in Halton, Ontario.

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OUR MISSION: To provide packages of healthy food for elementary school students with little or no access to food during the weekend and throughout the summer.

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OUR VISION: While we recognize we cannot eliminate poverty or hunger in Halton, we can ensure that any child sustaining entire weekends without food, will be fed.