Kids' Food Basket

06/17/2026

At Kids’ Food Basket, everything we do is rooted in nourishing kids to reach their full potential. We are looking for a Grants and Payroll Manager to help ensure the resources behind our mission are managed with care, integrity and impact. This role is key in supporting grant stewardship, financial compliance and payroll operations for our team.

What you’ll do:
• Lead financial administration and reporting for federal, state and private grants
• Develop and manage grant budgets from award through closeout
• Process biweekly payroll and oversee labor allocations
• Support audits and strengthen internal controls
• Partner across teams to help maximize our mission-driven impact

If you are collaborative, detail-oriented, accountable and passionate about using your skills to make a difference, we would love to connect!

👉Apply here: https://loom.ly/kl0vMa8

06/16/2026

Our first Farm to Table Dinner of 2026 is in the books, and what an incredible evening it was!

Thank you to Chef LaKisha Harris for a delicious, soul filled feast. Every course was a true celebration of fresh flavors and culinary creativity. We are also so grateful for this community that shows up for West Michigan kids. Your generosity and care means more meals and more nutrition education for West Michigan kids.

📸 Check out our full photo album to see all the beautiful moments of connection: https://tinyurl.com/3xa5jynk
Missed this one or ready for another? A seat at our table awaits: https://loom.ly/B1osWCg

06/16/2026

06/15/2026

Our Grand Rapids team had a blast spending time volunteering with Kids' Food Basket, weeding garden beds and planting tomatoes.

Kids’ Food Basket works to nourish West michigan kids to reach their full potential. Their Sack Supper program delivers free, well-balanced meals to about 9,000 children, reaching kids who might otherwise go without a meal after school. Their work includes much more like community farming, family food programs, and nutrition education.

We’re proud to support organizations that strengthen the communities where we live and build.

06/15/2026

The KFB farms are bustling with growth, including many school groups visiting to explore, learn and taste fresh food right where it’s grown. Recently, we welcomed Coit Creative Arts Academy and Buchanan Elementary, and we loved receiving their thoughtful thank you notes!

For Coit’s second graders, it was a full-circle moment. After building their own hydroponic system at school and trying to grow strawberries themselves, they came to the farm and saw a larger system in action filled with bright, ripe berries. Getting to pick and taste strawberries at KFB connected their classroom learning to a real world experience.

Fourth graders from Buchanan brought just as much curiosity and excitement. They sampled "hot flowers" (nasturium) and created their own “leaf lemonade” by tasting stevia and wood sorrel together. They also shared that they are planting seeds and starting gardens of their own, eager to watch them grow.

When students connect with fresh food, try new flavors and see themselves as growers, something powerful takes root, shaping healthier habits and stronger connections to healthy food and why it matters.

06/14/2026

Cool, crunchy and refreshing, cucumbers are a favorite in Sack Suppers. This National Cucumber Day, we want to share why cucumbers are so special!

Cucumbers are 95% water, so they help you stay hydrated, but they are also full of fiber to keep bellies happy. They provide essential vitamins and potassium to support a healthy heart and body. Their cooling nature means that they are refreshing for your skin, too! They taste great on their own, in a salad, dipped in hummus or even added to your water!

Healthy and delicious? We think that's cool as a cucumber!

06/12/2026

We often hear that transportation is a barrier to healthy food access for families, which is why our volunteer delivery drivers and meal-distribution models are so important! Our drivers are familiar, friendly faces in the communities we serve. And their impact is incredible: so far this year, volunteers have delivered more than 1.77 million meals and logged 68,000 miles on the road. That's enough to circle the Earth two and a half times!

We are currently looking for a few more drivers to join us this summer, delivering healthy meals to summer programs. Help is especially needed Monday through Thursday from 9:30 to 11 a.m. or 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Contact [email protected] to continue driving for a difference for West Michigan kids!

06/11/2026

We are grateful for the kindness and generosity for Zeeland Christian School fourth graders Wi******er, Noah and Caleb. Recently, these young entrepreneurs made and sold chocolate-covered marshmallows for their school's market day project, then chose to donate those funds to Kids' Food Basket! We are honored by their gift and inspired by the creative ways kids are making a difference in West Michigan!

06/10/2026

Our 2026 Farm to Table Dinner Series begins tomorrow night! Farm to Table Dinners feature seasonal ingredients grown right on the KFB farms, expertly prepared by talented, local chefs who share our commitment to nourishing kids to reach their full potential. We are honored to have these amazing chefs join us for this summer's Farm to Table Dinner Series:

🥕Chef LaKisha Harris from Soul Filled Restaurant & Catering | June 11 | Kent County
🍎Chef Amanda Miller and students from The Culinary Institute of Michigan at Baker | June 16 | Muskegon
🥦Chef Trimell Hawkins from Trust GR | June 25 | Kent County
🧅Chef Lee Timko and Chef Clark Frain from Terra GR Restaurant | July 1 | Kent County
🍉Chef Scott Atkinson from Stoney Ridge Vineyards | July 14 | Muskegon
🥬Chefs Wilfredo Barajas, Bob Schultz, Katy Waltz and Jennifer Struik from Grand Rapids Community College | July 23 | Kent County
🍅Chef Micky Johnson from Salt & Pepper Savory Grill and Pub | August 4 | Ottawa + Allegan Counties
🫛Chef Michael Ely from Honey Creek Inn | August 13 | Kent County
🧄Chef Andrew Westerlund from Waverly Stone | August 19 | Ottawa + Allegan Counties
🫐Chefs Jenna Arcidiacono from Amore Trattoria Italiana, Jeremy Paquin from Blueberry Haven and Justin Raha from Grand Finale Deli and Bakeshop | August 27 | Kent County
🥔Chef Will Campbell from Gun Lake Casino Resort | September 10 | Ottawa + Allegan Counties

A seat at our table awaits. 🍽️
To purchase tickets or a sponsorship, visit https://loom.ly/B1osWCg

06/09/2026

One week later, we are feeling so much gratitude for our friends at Service Express for a wonderful day on the golf course. 84 golfers participated in the 13th Annual Driving Out Hunger Golf Outing, raising crucial funds that directly support KFB programming and the mission to nourish children to reach their full potential. Thank you to every volunteer, donor and sponsor for teeing up and making a lasting impact for our community's kids!

📸See all photos from the day at https://loom.ly/alN1bO0

Thank you to these amazing sponsors:
Partner Sponsor: Service Express: A Park Place Technologies Company
Legacy Sponsor: Andy J. Egan Co.
Legacy Sponsor and Tee Sponsor: V3
Deck Sponsor: Set Tech
Golf Brush Sponsor: World Data Products, Inc.
Golf Ball Sponsor: Alta Technologies Inc.
Koozie Sponsor: Rhino Technology Group
Scorecard Sponsor: Newage Technology Solutions
Breakfast Sponsor: Mike and Susan Meeuwsen
Ball Marker Sponsor: NVINT
Beverage Cart Sponsor: Curvature
Putting Green Sponsor: HighSource
Healthy Snack Sponsor: Afcom
Prize Sponsor: Maple Hill Golf
Support Our Kids Sponsor: Elite IT Solutions, Guardian Data Destruction, Kingma's, The KR Group, Media Place Partners, Outfront, Reeds Realty, TEKsystems, William Charles
Hole Sponsor: Childers Family, Field Nation, Integrity Global Solutions, ITEK Data LLC, Neu-Comp Company, PC and Server, xByte Technologies