Connecting Kids to Meals

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Connecting Kids to Meals Connecting Kids to Meals provides the region’s children with balanced, healthy, and free hot meals!

Over 30,000 children in Lucas County live at or below the poverty level. Toledo is ranked among the 10 US cities at greatest risk of not providing needy citizens, especially children, with nutritious meals. When the school year ends, so do school lunch programs that give each child at least one meal a day. Poor and hungry, some desperate children dive into dumpsters to search for their next meal. Connecting Kids to Meals has coordinated a community-wide initiative that channels food to children through over 80 social service agencies. These agencies offer educational programs, tutoring, art and culture, sports activities, and safe havens in the summer months. During the school year, many of these agencies count on us to provide snacks or dinners for students attending after-school learning and sports programs. Since we began operating in 2002, we have served over 6 million meals to hungry kids in need. Our generous donors and committed staff and volunteers have enabled Feed Lucas County Children to become not only one of Ohio’s largest and most successful summer food programs, but also an organization serving over 185 nonprofit schools, churches, and other social service organizations.

Thank you to our friends at Directions Credit Union for helping us pack THOUSANDS of Weekend Bags to serve to hungry kid...
10/12/2026

Thank you to our friends at Directions Credit Union for helping us pack THOUSANDS of Weekend Bags to serve to hungry kids in our community!

Thank you to our friends at Congregation B'nai for volunteering with us today! They helped us pack thousands of supplies...
10/08/2026

Thank you to our friends at Congregation B'nai for volunteering with us today! They helped us pack thousands of supplies, reorganized our stock, and packed weekend bags that we'll deliver soon to kids in our community!

A big thank you to the Lucas County Medical Alliance for lending a hand! 💙Their volunteers helped pack 2,000 paper plate...
10/06/2026

A big thank you to the Lucas County Medical Alliance for lending a hand! 💙

Their volunteers helped pack 2,000 paper plates and 4,000 spork kits to support the meals we serve throughout our community.

We’re grateful for every set of hands that helps us keep kids fed!

A big thank you to 7 Brew Coffee for supporting Connecting Kids to Meals through its Caffeine for a Cause campaign! Toda...
10/06/2026

A big thank you to 7 Brew Coffee for supporting Connecting Kids to Meals through its Caffeine for a Cause campaign!

Today, we joined the ribbon cutting at the new Holland location, where 7 Brew presented us with a donation of more than $6,000.

That support will help provide approximately 3,000 healthy meals for kids in our community.

We’re incredibly grateful to 7 Brew and everyone who helped make this possible. Be sure to stop by the new Holland location or visit any 7 Brew in the area.

And if you need a recommendation, Wendi gives the Blueberry Cobbler Smoothie two thumbs up. 👍👍

Thank you to Buckeye Health for volunteering with us! They rolled up their sleeves and helped packed hundreds of weekend...
10/06/2026

Thank you to Buckeye Health for volunteering with us! They rolled up their sleeves and helped packed hundreds of weekend bags and helped us with thousands of supplies and stocks.

Thank you for being apart of Connecting Kids to Meals!

City of Toledo employees were hard at work helping us get ready to serve! 🙌Together, they packed hundreds of weekend bag...
10/06/2026

City of Toledo employees were hard at work helping us get ready to serve! 🙌

Together, they packed hundreds of weekend bags, assembled thousands of spork kits and helped reorganize our stock.

Thank you to the City of Toledo team for spending time with Connecting Kids to Meals and helping us keep things moving! 💙

09/30/2026

Thank you to Craig Albers and Mercy Health St. Charles Hospital for their incredible work volunteering with us this week, and being a presenting sponsor of !

You are all truly Hunger Action Superheroes!

It's not too late to become a Hunger Action Superhero! You can still donate today to DOUBLE your impact with our match o...
09/30/2026

It's not too late to become a Hunger Action Superhero!

You can still donate today to DOUBLE your impact with our match offer. In honor of , donations made to Connecting Kids to Meals will be doubled up to $125,000.

Give today at: www.connectingkidstomeals.org/donate

• Hunger Action Month | September 2026Thank You, Hunger Action Superheroes! In September we celebrate Hunger Action Month and bring the community together to battle food insecurity. Every dollar makes a difference and helpus us feed hungry kids in our community. We can not fulfill our mission alon...

Thank you to the Notre Dame Academy alumni who helped pack 4,000 spork kits on September 28! These kits help ensure kids...
09/30/2026

Thank you to the Notre Dame Academy alumni who helped pack 4,000 spork kits on September 28! These kits help ensure kids have the utensils they need to enjoy their meals.

We appreciate you sharing your time to support Connecting Kids to Meals and the children we serve.

You are Hunger Action Superheroes!

09/28/2026

Thanks to Kripke Enterprises for their ongoing partnership during Hunger Action Month. They are truly Hunger Action Superheroes.

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1501 Monroe Street
Toledo, OH
43604

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