Weekends Without Hunger

The cost per backpack is $15.00 or $600 to feed a child for an entire school year.

Weekends Without Hunger

FULL BACKPACKS EQUAL HAPPY TUMMIES!

Elementary aged participants are referred by schools aware of students with limited access to food in their homes.

The school submits a referral and parental permission form. Food items are packed by Food4Kids Halton volunteers and delivered to schools each Friday morning.

At the school, the food package is placed into the student’s own backpack helping to shield the child from any stigma associated with hunger or receiving food assistance. Each child in the home receives their own food package.

The cost per backpack is $15.00 or $600 to feed a child for an entire school year.

Programs are 100% funded by community donors and one-time grants. We are not in receipt of any core funding.

Summer Program

We continue to provide support for ALL students registered in our program while schools are closed.

Summer Program

BECAUSE HUNGER DOESN'T TAKE A SUMMER VACATION

Hunger does not take a break in the summer…and neither do we! Food4Kids Halton continues to support our kids in the summer months.

The summer food program continues to evolve based on the number of students served and the resources we have available during the summer months.

We are committed to supporting every child in need, all summer long.

This program is 100% funded through community donations.

such a great benefit to our family

"It has been a year of ups and downs due to leaving the abusive relationship I was in. The food bags and grocery gift cards really helped me out and I cannot thank you enough. The small act of kindness your organization has shown me has given me hope that there are still kind and good-hearted people out in the world."

Even with a full time job parents struggle

"Many children have hard-working parents doing their best to provide for their kids, but even with a full time job, they struggle to feed their families. Hunger is a real problem in our community. I believe Food4Kids is a program that addresses poverty at its very core."

searching for food will no longer be a concern

"Since the beginning of this school year, a student was consistently arriving at school tired, sad and frequently complained of a stomach ache. Concerned, the teacher called home and spoke with the single-parent father, working 2 part-time jobs and unable to make ends meet. This child was responsible for the care of his 2 younger siblings. Feeding them had been especially stressful since there was often little food in the home. This child and his siblings are now involved in Food4Kids, where searching for food will no longer be a concern."

Weekends Without Hunger

The cost per backpack is $15.00 or $600 to feed a child for an entire school year.