☀️Summer is right around the corner!☀️ | Hunger’s Hope

All the latest from the Feeding America network. | [Feeding America.]( [Hunger's Hope]( [Your gift doubled for kids and their families this summer]( [Tyleeq sitting at a table with a paper plate of food smiling at the camera.]( In some places, school is already letting out for the summer. By the end of next month, over 28 million kids will be out of school and left without the free breakfast and lunch they typically receive during the year. Without these meals, many families will have a hard time filling the gaps. Make a gift today and help ensure families have the food they need this summer and beyond. Right now, your impact can go twice as far thanks to a challenge match from pop-culture retailer BoxLunch, up to $300,000. [DONATE NOW]( [7-year-old Scarlet loves the meals she receives at her local food bank during the summer. "The kids usually have breakfast and lunch at school but don't during the summer," her mom, Susan, said. "Just having [summer meals] takes the pressure off my shoulders, even for just a minute."]( Learn more about Scarlet, Susan, and Scarlet's friend (a dinosaur!) [READ MORE >>]( [How this Hawaiian farm connects land and food]( [Kaui Sana smiling at the camera and holding yellow crates of green vegetables.]( At Ma'o Organic Farms on Oahu, Hawai'i, Kaui Sana works as the farm manager. And this farm doesn't just grow food—it offers workforce training programs that educate youth in agricultural practices while also connecting students with the history of the land and food's cultural importance. "Food is a sacred act of resiliency," Kaui explained. "Being able to connect ourselves with our ancestry and our ancestral knowledge is really important to us, because our energies go through that food and the food goes to the community." Here's how Ma'o Organic Farms is working toward food sovereignty in their community with the help of ‘Elepaio Social Services, a Feeding America Food Security Equity Impact Fund grant recipient. [READ MORE]( [Food is more than a meal to keep you full—it can be medicine. That's why Second Harvest Inland Northwest, a Feeding America partner in Spokane, Washington, provides hands-on cooking classes and nutrition education as well as fresh food.]( [LEARN MORE >>]( [Hy-Vee workers holding a sign that has the Hy-Vee logo and the Feeding America logo above text that reads 'Leadership Partner']( Partner Spotlight [On Your Marks. Get Set. Give!]( Hy-Vee is racing to raise 100 Million Meals for communities experiencing food insecurity! Their challenge includes a register campaign in participating stores, product donations, and many other activities, including another exciting INDYCAR Race in July 2024! [Learn More Here!]( Giving monthly is the best way to help provide meals to kids and their families facing hunger. Just $1 can help provide 10 meals. [DONATE NOW]( [facebook link]( [twitter link]( [instagram link]( [FeedingAmerica.org]( | [Donate Now]( | [Contact Us]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Unsubscribe]( 161 North Clark Street, Suite 700 | Chicago, IL 60601 | 1-800-910-5524 © 2024 Feeding America