Keeley Dowling: Providing "Food for Kids"

by Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee
Keeley Dowling: Providing "Food for Kids"
Keeley Dowling: Providing "Food for Kids"
Keeley Dowling: Providing "Food for Kids"
Keeley Dowling: Providing "Food for Kids"
Keeley Dowling: Providing "Food for Kids"
Keeley Dowling: Providing "Food for Kids"

Summary

Delivering food for weekend meals to at-risk elementary school children in East Tennessee. Second Harvest takes food to teachers at 167 schools in 18 counties.

$2,720
total raised
56
donors
0
monthly donors
16
years

Challenge

Child sponsorship = $100 for an entire school year. We have thousands of kids left to sponsor. School sponsorship = $2,800 for an entire school year. There are over a hundred schools left to sponsor. http://www.secondharvestknox.com/programs/food_for_kids.html

Solution

At-risk children at schools across East Tennessee will recieve backpacks filled with kid friendly food to take home with them over the weekend. They bring the empty backpack back to school on Monday. Right now 7,541 children are enrolled.

Long-Term Impact

Ending childhood hunger, Feeding hope for at-risk kids.

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).

Resources

Organization Information

Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee

Location: Maryville, TN - USA
Website:
Facebook: Facebook Page
John Bell
Project Leader:
John Bell
Development Manager
Knoxville , Tennessee United States

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