Welcome to Fueled By Kids!
How we help kids with food insecurity eat over weekends
Imaging not knowing where your next meal will come from? Fueled By Kids provides weekend food bags each week to over 1100 students who are identified by school guidance counselors and social workers as likely to not have a guaranteed source of food over the weekend.
There are 67 hours between when these students receive lunch on Friday afternoon and when they receive breakfast on Monday morning through the National School Lunch Program.
NH Teens Fight Childhood Hunger
Give Back NH: Fueled by Kids
NHPR highlights Fueled by Kids on an episode of Give Back New Hampshire.
Fueled By Kids in the Community
The Effect of Food Insecurity on Children
Food Insecurity among children is a national issue and while New Hampshire has the sixth lowest rate of food insecurity nationally, it has devastating effects on the children who suffer from it.
Not having proper nutrition can affect the child’s growth and development; these children often have increased hospitalizations, iron deficiency, and overall worse health. But beyond the physical food insecurity can affect their behavior and success in school with an increase in disorders like aggression, anxiety, and ADD.
of U.S. households were food insecure at some point during 2023.
In 2023, food insecurity in the US reached its highest level in nearly a decade. According to the USDA, 18 million of U.S. households were food insecure at some point during the year. This marks a significant increase from 12.8% in 2022
of households with children experienced food insecurity
In 2023, children are particularly affected by this crisis. about 6.5 million households experienced food insecurity. In approximately 8.9% of these households, both children and adults faced food insecurity.
children lived in food-insecure households in 2023
Overall, 47.4 million people lived in food-insecure households in 2023, including 7.2 million children. This underscores the growing challenge of ensuring consistent access to nutritious food for all Americans.
Founders
Grace Devine
Hannah Mikol
Joseph Mikol
