Will you be the reason a child eats on the weekend?
OUR MISSION
Fighting Child Hunger
More than 300,000 children in Minnesota live with food insecurity. At Every Meal, we’re on a mission to change that by filling the food gaps school-age children face, especially on the weekends. Through our Weekend Meal Program, we discreetly place bags full of nutritious, delicious, and relevant food directly into the backpacks of students across Minnesota – so they return to school on Mondays ready to learn and grow.
Hunger is here and exists in every school in Minnesota.
Help change the story of child hunger in MN
13,000
Kids Served Weekly
Your gift powers our work to provide tailored weekend food bags directly to Minnesota kids experiencing food insecurity every Friday during the school year.
400
School Partners
Students at our partner schools can receive food every weekend for free, no qualifications required.
19,729
Volunteer Hours
Volunteers share their time and talents, ranging from packing food bags to distributing them in kids’ backpacks and everything in between, to help expand our impact.
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