Your Content Goes Here All of us at Agape Meals for Kids firmly believe that supporting those in need is not only a moral obligation but also an action that benefits the entire community. We fulfill this obligation by providing backpacks of food for children who are likely to have
Your Content Goes Here We were pleased to hear that the Biden-Harris Administration hosted the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health last month. This was a conference aimed at both ending hunger and increasing healthy eating and physical activity for all Americans—excellent goals! Side note: the last (and
Your Content Goes Here If you’ve bought even one food item in the last few months, you know that prices on everything have gone up. The higher cost of food is hitting everyone, including those who were doing OK just a while ago. That makes Hunger Action Month 2022 even
Your Content Goes Here Back when the pandemic started, Congress passed a bill for school lunch waivers. This allowed any child to access school meals without having to pay/prove eligibility. Prior to this, school meals were either full price, reduced price, or free. Families needed to apply for the reduced
Your Content Goes Here Here is a topic that’s both heartbreaking and hopeful: Adverse Childhood Experiences, or ACE. Have you heard of ACE? Thanks to a series of in-depth studies over the past few decades (like this one, and this summary from the CDC), researchers are beginning to understand the
Your Content Goes Here Since our entire charity is based around food insecurity in school-aged children, it's important to look at how inflation is impacting these children and their families. The Brookings Institution came out with a report in March 2022 that says what we already know: Inflation could wreak
Your Content Goes Here Food insecurity might not look the way you imagine it. Many families with loving parents or guardians in full- time employment are one unexpected expense away from being unable to put food on the table. That inability is described as food insecurity. Maybe when you think
Your Content Goes Here There are some shocking statistics about childhood hunger in America. Like how 1 in 6 children live with hunger. Here’s another number: 72 hours. How would you feel about going without a meal for 72 hours straight? Would you think about it every day? Would it
