Project Hunger

05/31/2026

Free meals for children ages 1-18

Our FREE Summer Meals Program starts tomorrow!

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Free breakfast and lunch will be available to children ages 1 to 18 years old (regardless of their enrollment in GIPS) starting on Monday, June 1st, 2026 at locations across the district.

Free meals will be available at the following locations:

🍎 - Dodge Elementary - June 1st - July 17th (breakfast available in June; and lunch)

🍎 - Howard Elementary - June 1st - June 26th (lunch only)

🍎 - Shoemaker Elementary - June 1st - June 26th (breakfast available in June; and lunch)

🍎 - Starr Elementary - June 1st - July 17th (lunch only)

🍎 - Stolley Park Elementary - June 1st - June 25th (breakfast only)

🍎 - West Lawn Elementary - June 1st - July 17th (breakfast available in June; and lunch)

🍎 - Grand Island Senior High - June 1st - June 27th (breakfast only)

Breakfast will be available in June on Mondays through Thursdays from 7:30 - 8:00 a.m. at all locations (Shoemaker will run until 8:15 a.m. in June).

Lunch will be available on Mondays through Fridays from 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. at most locations.

For more information, visit the link below:

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www.gips.org/summer

05/25/2026

Project Hunger will be serving a meal today at the Salvation Army from 12 to 1 PM

05/21/2026

Project Hunger is proud to be a 2026 recipient of a Rural Impact Grant from the Heartland United Way. This grant will help support our milk and egg voucher program in Cairo and Centura Public Schools. These vouchers help ensure that families have access to these essential food items. We are grateful for this partnership and the positive impact it makes in our schools and community!

05/17/2026

Thank you to Third City Christian Church for serving the meal tonight at the Salvation Army!!

05/11/2026

Project Hunger would like to thank the
Edwin Medbery family for serving tonight‘s meal at the Salvation Army.
They have stepped up time and time again on holidays to help us out. Thank you for doing that!!

05/08/2026

And that's a wrap on Go Big GIVE 2026!

Because of you, someone in Central Nebraska will not go hungry.

Thank you for giving to Project Hunger during Go Big Give! Your generosity helps ensure that families receive a warm community meal, students have food for the weekend, pantry shelves are restocked for neighbors who need them most, and Thanksgiving food boxes are prepared for families in need.

Project Hunger is powered entirely by volunteers, which means your gift goes directly to putting food on tables right here at home.

Today, you made a real difference. We are so grateful for your support.

05/08/2026

Only 2 more hours to GO…BIG…GIVE!!

05/08/2026

Hunger doesn’t just happen somewhere else — it happens here in Central Nebraska.

It’s the student who relies on a backpack of food to make it through the weekend.
It’s the neighbor who quietly attends a community meal because the cupboards are empty.
It’s the family hoping they can still gather around a Thanksgiving table.

For more than 30 years, Project Hunger has been meeting that need. What began in 1990 as a small group of concerned citizens is now a volunteer-powered effort serving Hall County — with no paid staff and every dollar going directly to fight hunger.

Each year, we:

Stock local food pantry shelves

Provide weekend food for students

Serve weekend community meals

Pack and distribute over 1,300 Thanksgiving food boxes

Because no one in our community should go hungry.

Your support keeps food on tables right here at home. Will you help us continue the fight?

Hunger doesn’t just happen somewhere else — it happens here in Central Nebraska.It’s the student who relies on a backpack of food to make it through the weekend.It’s the neighbor who quietly attends a community meal because the cupboards are empty.It’s the family hoping...

05/08/2026

💚 Why I support Project Hunger...

In the words of Jesus, "I tell you the truth, whatever you do for the least of these, you do for me."

Virgil Harden
Project Hunger Board Member

05/07/2026

Your donation... helps Project Hunger support backpack food programs in Grand Island Public Schools and Doniphan Public Schools, sending food home with students who may need extra support on the weekends. These programs serve over 200 families--more than 500 children each week during the school year.💚

During Go Big GIVE’s 24 hours of giving, your support helps make sure children have access to food beyond the school day.