Boys & Girls Club-St Char MO - STEAMbotics Academy

The Food Program at the Boys & Girls Clubs of St. Charles County continues to be extremely important.  As the school year is coming to a close we all know that hunger DOES NOT TAKE A HOLIDAY.  During the summer all those who come to the Club will be served a nutritious meal free of charge.  Each day a child up to the age of 18 may receive breakfast, lunch and a snack.  Some may think that during the summer months children find their meals in their home.  That is not always the case.  Many children have less food to eat during the summer because they do not have available the free lunch program in their schools.  It is important that this program continue year around. 

Childhood hunger statistics are alarming.....

• Improper childhood nourishment may lead to adult illnesses.
• They are less likely to remain in school and complete their education.
• One in five children go to bed hungry.
• Obesity is fueled by improper nourishment.
• Behavioral and emotional issues are sometimes caused by lack of food.
• A hungry child does not imagine a better future.
• 22% of children in the US under the age of 18 live in poverty and definitely lack nourishing food.
• An under nourished child is more likely to become ill.
• A child growing up in hunger is less likely to suceed in life.
• Parents become emotionally distraught because they cannot provide. 

Hunger cannot be eradicated by one person.  It takes a nation to help provide for those who cannot provide for themselves.  I know of no one who choses to go hungry.  There are many circumstances that can cause hunger in a home.  Sixteen million kids in the United States live in households that struggle to put food on the table.  The Boys & Girls Clubs of St. Charles County is striving to make hunger nonexistant in the children served by the Club and living in the Community.