Summer Hunger Relief Campaign

Summer Hunger Relief Campaign: "School's Out, Hungers Out —You Can Help!"

When school lets out, hunger sets in. Thousands of children in our community lose access to reliable meals provided through school breakfast and lunch programs. This summer, you can help fill the gap. 
Join Arm In Arm this summer to make sure no child goes hungry when school is out.
We’re calling on our compassionate community to help stock our shelves with kid-friendly, nutritious staples like:
  • 🥣 Low-sugar cereals 
  • 🥜 Peanut butter
  • 🍝 Pasta
  • 🥛 Shelf-stable milk
  • 🍚 Rice
These items go a long way toward building meals that are easy to prepare, filling, and nourishing for growing bodies.

How to Get Involved: 

🔹 Volunteering? Bring a Canned Good:
When visiting one of our pantries or distribution hub to volunteer this summer, being some non-perishable goods with you to donate 
🔹 Run a Traditional Food Drive:
Gather your workplace, congregation, neighborhood or friends and help us collect high-need items. Contact Shariq Marshall directly to discuss logistics regarding pickup or drop off. 

🔹 Adopt-A-Bin:
 Perhaps if you’re interested in having a permanent donation bin in your workplace, residents, or congregation as a way to support and promote to your community our food needs throughout the year- you can choose your own bin – we will provide the marketing materials to dress up your donation bin/ area 

🔹 Make a Gift:
A financial donation will help us to supplement and bulk purchase exactly what’s needed most. Please click here to donate. 

🔹Breakfast Kit Assembly Event:
 Gather your workplace, congregation, or friends together to assemble breakfast kit bags (specifically small, share sized, non-perishable breakfast items like crackers, granola bars, small milk, etc) 

Why It Matters

During the school year, many families rely on free or reduced-price school meals to help keep their children nourished. But when summer break hits, those two essential meals per day disappear — and food insecurity rises sharply.

Locally, 13.2% of children in Mercer County are food insecure. During the summer months, the issue is even more severe, as many children lose access to the school-based meal programs they depend on throughout the year.

Without the structure and support of the school day, these children are at greater risk of going hungry.

You can be the reason a child has a full plate this summer.
Together, we can close the summer meal gap and ensure that no child in our community is left behind.

*Please click here to download the Summer Food Drive Flyer. 

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