Dear Lucas,
What are you thankful for this Thanksgiving? We're thankful for you and for the thousands of children that you've helped us reach this past year. We asked some of those children what they're thankful for and received heart-warming answers that we wanted to share with you. Read them here!
While it's great to see what kids are thankful for, we also know that one in five American kids are struggling because they aren't getting the healthy, nutritious meals they need to grow and thrive.
Thanks to the support of friends like you, we are tackling this problem head-on.
By signing the No Kid Hungry pledge, you've shown your commitment to joining the national movement to end childhood hunger in America. Thank you!
With your help, we've hit some major milestones.
- In just one year, over 100,000 people signed the No Kid Hungry Pledge and agreed to do their part to end childhood hunger in America.
- We launched new No Kid Hungry campaigns in Texas, North Carolina, and Georgia, and celebrated big successes in states like Arkansas, where the No Kid Hungry Campaign added over 100 new summer meal sites and Colorado where the campaign helped increase the number of children receiving a healthy school breakfast by nearly 23 percent!
- We have provided more than 75,000 families with skills and information to help them cook and eat healthy on a budget through our innovative nutrition education program, Cooking Matters.
At this time of giving thanks, we are so grateful for all the good work you've helped us do. Kids who have benefited from these programs shared some of what they're thankful for too. Check out their art and feel free to tell us what you're thankful for while you're there.
Thank you,
Billy Shore
Founder and CEO