The COVID-19 pandemic continues to significantly disrupt all aspects of our community, especially for our children.
Our network is responding! We’ve provided over 2,300,000 meals to children and families in the community since March 13.
This spring, we increased our food output by 400%, delivering 100,000 meals a week to 31 school districts in Minnesota and western Wisconsin and other community partners on a weekly basis, reaching over 37% of all K-12 children in Minnesota.
This summer, we continue to provide 100,000 meals a week to 140+ school and community locations.
Food insecurity amongst children is expected to increase by more than 50 percent through December. This is one of the highest rates for child hunger in Minnesota in decades. We need to raise $1.8 million to provide another two million meals (or 100,000 meals per week) to children across Minnesota through Fall 2020.
Together, we can continue to be a source of nutritious food and hope for children and families in our community.
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Latest News
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Learn moreUpdated note from our Executive Director on coronavirus response
Dear Friend, Over 200,000 children were in food insecurity before schools closed, before there were massive layoffs, and before we faced...
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The Sheridan Story has united with 20+ Minnesota hunger-relief organizations to serve our community during this unprecedented pandemic and very...
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The Sheridan Story and the YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities are partnering to provide free, nutritious food to families in the community to ensure...
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Learn moreThe Otto Bremer Trust funds $379,000 worth of meals
The Otto Bremer Trust is generously building upon our unprecedented response! Our largest funding partner, the Otto Bremer Trust has generously...
Learn moreA note from our Executive Director regarding coronavirus
Dear Friend, The coronavirus (COVID-19) is significantly disrupting all aspects of our community, especially for our children. In the next few...
Learn moreDONATE NOW!
Your important donation will directly support our increase in food inventory and provide meals to hundreds of thousands of children increasingly facing food insecurity. EVERY $100 MAKES IT POSSIBLE FOR 25 CHILDREN TO RECEIVE MEALS.
DONATE FOOD!
Your non-perishable food donation will help decreases our food purchasing costs and get more food to children and families who need it most during these difficult times. See what type of food we’re looking for and the donation process here.
TELL OTHERS!
You can help by spreading the word to your networks. You can share our posts on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or LinkedIn; create a fundraiser on Facebook or create your own fundraising page; support organizations and businesses who are supporting our mission; or any other way you’d like to share our efforts with your family, friends and colleagues.
VOLUNTEER!
We are continuously evaluating our volunteer events based on the current situation to maintain the health and safety of our volunteers and staff and are starting to open some volunteer events to the public. Sign up to volunteer here.
ADDITIONAL INFO
Our commitment to children Dig deeper on the increasingly significant need to serve children facing food insecurity and the unprecedented approach we are taking to fight for them.
Ensuring the health and safety of our network Stay up to date on the measures we’re taking to maintain the well-being of everyone involved in supporting our mission of fighting child hunger.
Frequently Asked Questions Read through our evolving list of frequently asked questions as the coronavirus’s impact on children and families facing food insecurity evolves.
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS?
Please contact us at info@everymeal.org or 612-568-4003.