Your Content Goes Here When people hear the name Agape Meals for Kids they may not realize what the word “Agape” really means. Agape is an Ancient Greek Word Ancient Greek distinguishes a number of words for love, with three words being the most prominent: eros, philia, and agape. As
Your Content Goes Here Imagine trying to focus on your schoolwork when your stomach is growling loudly, and all you can think about is when you'll get your next meal. Unfortunately, this is a reality for far too many children in our country. And that includes children right here on
Your Content Goes Here The Neighborhood Grant recognizes the community impact the organization has in addressing childhood hunger on Long Island. As part of The Starbucks Foundation’s Neighborhood Grants program, Agape Meals for Kids was selected to receive a $10,000 grant. This grant award is thanks to nominations from local
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
