Meals2Kids
Introduction
Meals2Kids continues to be a successful GFTH program and makes a real difference in the lives of many children. The purpose of Meals2Kids is to provide weekend food for Coupeville Elementary School students who experience "hunger insecurity," which means that they don't know if they will get a meal, when they will get their next meal, and what that meal will be. Students are identified for this weekend food program by school staff and teachers. Some families are homeless, some are grandparents raising their grandchildren, some are single parents, but many children come from families with working parents who don't earn a living wage or get full-time hours.
GFTH volunteers deliver bags of nonperishable food to the school every Friday, and the classroom teachers slip the bags into the students' backpacks when school is over. Each bag contains 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 2 beverages, 2 snacks, and 2 pieces of fresh fruit. Meals2Kids: 2 of everything. For the 2017-2018 school year, The Oystercatcher in Coupeville has donated fresh bread weekly for the Meals2Kids bags. We are serving between 30 and 40 kids at Coupeville Elementary School.
Funding
- These bags cost $5 per student, per weekend, or a total of $185 for an entire school year.
- Meals2Kids is funded entirely by donations from our community; individuals, businesses, churches, and service groups have all contributed to this program. However, each year we must raise new funds to support the students.
- Meals2Kids is run by Gifts from the Heart Food Bank, and both serve the Coupeville School District. Both programs are run entirely by volunteers. We work hard to keep our expenses down so donated funds can go to purchase food.
- Contact us if you have a fundraising idea, or make a donation right here on our website!
Meals2Kids 2017 Fundraiser
On March 28th, Andreas and Lisa Wuzrainer, owners of Christopher’s, and John Tristao of the musical group "Johnny Bulldog" partnered to organize another fabulous fundraiser for our Meals2Kids program. Andreas donated 100% of the full four-course meal and paid his staff to work on their night off; the staff donated their tips; and John and his band donated the music. Thanks to their generosity, the entire price of the event tickets went directly to the Meals2Kids program!
Many thanks go out to all those involved in making this evening a success along with all those who attended to support our community food bank and this important program!
