Disclosure: A huge thanks to The Motherhood and ConAgra Foods Foundation for sponsoring today’s discussion.
Did you know 1 in 5 kids are at risk for child hunger?
16 MILLION kids in America aren’t getting the food they need.
That’s a lot of little ones out there – that is why ConAgra Foods and the ConAgra Foods Foundation are working hard and recruiting the youth to help make a difference in their communities and tackle hunger. For more than 20 years, ConAgra Foods and the ConAgra Foods Foundation have been working so hard to fight child hunger in America. From donating food, investing in partnerships, they’ve been doing everything possible to find solutions to this huge problem. Wyatt and I were inspired to take part and gather up a large donation for our local food pantry.
This isn’t the first time that we’ve been able to donate, and it won’t be the last. I’ll tell you why. First, because it is important for William and I to instill in our children the importance of helping others. It’s so important to do what you can to help those in need and donating food is something that kids can definitely help do. Second, when Wyatt and I walk into the food pantry and drop off our donation, the folks there are SO grateful. They thank Wyatt over and over for being such a kind boy and Wyatt walks around with a huge smile on his face. He LOVES doing things that help others, and I want him to have that positive attitude about helping. When we were shopping for food to donate we made sure to grab a few Gluten Free options, things just like Wyatt eats to make the experience more personable.
It makes me feel good to know that Wyatt is starting these things at a young age and I can only hope that one day he will encourage his own kids to do the same.
During Aprilโs National Service Month, youth from all over the US worked to complete a service project of their choice that helps to fightschild hunger in their community. This includes a variety of activities from benefit concerts to cooking meals. The grant winners received $500 grants from the ConAgra Foods Foundation as part of generationOnโs โMake Your Markโ on Hunger campaign. I’d love to take this chance to say congrats to Hannah Lufkin, Ionia, MI! Great work, Hannah! To learn more about the campaign, visit http://www.generationon.org/hunger.
Helping to fight child hunger isnโt something ConAgra can do alone. They need YOUR help. They also partnered with Soul Pancake to hear what kids thought about the issue and ways we all might be able to help. Let’s see what the kids thought:
Want to know how YOU can help?
- First, you can visit http://www.childhungerendshere.com for some fun project ideas and to learn more about child hunger.
- Discover more about ConAgra Foods and how they’re attempting to fight hunger HERE.
The best thing you can do is just start. Take that step, even if it’s donating one can of food to a local panty, even if it’s just helping to spread the word, everyone can do something to help!
Are you working to help fight child hunger in your community? Use the #FightHungerTogether hashtag to help inspire others to make a difference in their communities!
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This is really sad but inspiring at the same time. I am glad there are lots of people willing to help!
What a great program from ConAgra Foods. It’s great to get children involved in social issues. There energy is infectious and before you know it you are working just as hard as they are to help out! Super
Bravo to this post. As a teacher in a school where our students often miss meals on the weekends or evenings, I appreciate the calling to those out there to donate food and to ensure that our kiddos are fed, just as we are as adults! It’s a sad thing when you ask a child what he had for dinner the night before and he responds with “nothing”. Awesome post. Thanks!
With how things are in the world, this just breaks my heart. No child should go hungry. Glad to know there are place we can donate and partner with to help and make a difference.
a girlfriend of mine runs an afterschool program and she feeds almost 30 kids everyday after school along with helping with homework. it’s kind of crazy to think that these kids live so close to us.. but wouldn’t have a decent meal to eat bc they’re parents are busy working all day and all night.
This is very sad indeed to think hunger is still very much around even in developed countries, I grew up in a developing country and always thought people in developed countries do not experience hunger etc but now having spent half of my life in a developed country I know its not the case. Kudos to your for instilling such an important lesson about helping in your child
I think teaching kids at an early age is key and it looks like you are doing just that. Wyatt will grow up helping others because of what he sees you doing.
aww I can see him walking around being a big helper. I do think it’s awesome how ready to help the littles always seem to be. We could learn a lesson from that, right? ๐
Awww how precious. I definitely think it is a great thing to donate and give back. It really reminds me that we can all fight hunger together! Thanks for sharing!
Such a great program! It’s so sad the statistics for hunger among children. Nothing worse than seeing a child go hungry!
My children’s school collects food for bread basket program and we donate them to the local community here in our area. It is a must to educate kids about these things.
i understand this well. I come from a country where this is a real problem and having people like you bringing awareness to it is wonderful! Thanks!
This makes me sad. Thank you for the gentle nudge to get involved, along with my children, to help this cause.
There’s a lot of hungry kids everywhere. It makes my heart sad to think about it. I’m glad we can do something to help, I participated in this program last year, its so easy.
Childhood hunger is so sad. We like to donate to our local food shelves and help out in a soup kitchen.
This is truly an awesome post indeed and such an amazing cause. There is so many child going hungry everyday. I will have to check out http://www.childhungerendshere.com. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for sharing this very philanthropic post on #FightHungerTogether. It is such a very important cause. My husband and I participate in the local Food Bank events of our area, and we encourage our friends to do the same. Every little bit helps to fight hunger.