General Information:
Every minute 12 children die from starvation. Kids Around the World is a part of the solution to world hunger. We partner with Kids Against Hunger and package meals that contain all the nutritional requirements undernourished children need for physical and mental development. Kids Against Hunger is a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide nutritious food to impoverished children around the world.
One food package contains six servings and costs $1.50. Each package is prepared in less than twenty minutes by adding it to boiling water. One box contains 36 packages, costs $54.00 and feeds 216 children. One pallet contains 33 boxes with 1,188 packages, costs $1,782.00 and feeds 7,128 children!
The food is a rice and soy mix fortified with 21 vitamins and minerals, 6 dehydrated vegetables and chicken flavoring. This soy (52% protein) and nutrient rich formula reverses the starvation process and its effects. Many feeding organizations feed the hungry through commercial or processed food. Kids Against Hunger's food has proven to strengthen the immune system!
Meals are packaged by volunteers from churches, families, youth groups and individuals. The distribution of the food is done through local churches who ensure the meals get to the children. It is our short term goal to combine these shipments with playground containers that ship all over the world.
If you are interested in volunteering with the feeding program please contact us.
2009 - 2010 Meal Packaging Partners |
| Date |
Group |
Location |
Meals Packed |
| March 31, 2009 |
Kids Phone-a thone Pack |
Rockford, IL |
100,000 |
| April 1, 2009 |
Balance Design |
Rockford, IL |
4,000 |
| April 12, 2009 |
Heartland PM |
Rockford, IL |
23,500 |
| May 6, 2009 |
Mom's Day Out at First Free Church |
Rockford, IL |
6,400 |
| October 20, 2009 |
Christian Life School |
Rockford, IL |
25,000 |
| October 24, 2009 |
First Baptist Church of Elgin |
Rockford, IL |
2,000 |
| November 11, 2009 |
Balance Design - Pepper Construction |
Chicago, IL |
5,000 |
| November 21, 2009 |
Faith Center |
Rockford, IL |
8,000 |
| December 2, 2009 |
Balance Design -
Takeda Pharmaceuticals |
Chicago, IL |
5,000 |
| February 9, 2010 |
Marco Presbyterian Church |
Marco Island, FL |
10,000 |
| Feb/March 2010 |
Rockford Christian (2nd Grade) |
Rockford, IL |
4,000 |
| April 2010 |
KIDS Phone-a-thon Pack |
Rockford, IL |
200,000 |
| June 13-17, 2010 |
MDRT Conference |
Canada |
1,000,000 |
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