For too many of our kids, our lunch could be the only meal they eat that day.
Here are a few things our kids and volunteers have to say about our program.
From the kids and parents
“Mom now we will have food.” —A teen to his mom
“You don’t know how much this means to my family.” —A parent
“Thank you, we love the food.” —11 year old
From Susie
I will never forget the first time a child told me, “this is the only meal I will eat today.”
I will always remember the Sunday a child told me he hadn’t eaten since lunch at school on Friday.
Why We Feed Kids on the Weekends
Today was a very emotional day. While at F Street, I had the honor of sitting with a young boy (maybe 6 years old). He was eating his 3rd plate of food. I got him some juice.
“Thank you,” he said.
I sat down to talk to him. It’s Sunday today, the last time he ate was Friday.
I told him that we would have a backpack of food for him before he left. As I was getting up from the chair, tears ran down my cheek, I heard this sweet and quiet little voice say, “Thank you for my backpack.”
This is why we do what we do. My heart is full. ❤
why we do what we do
Today was a reminder of why we do what we do, feeding children at F Street Community Center. A young man maybe 7 years old came up for his 4th piece of pizza.
Young man: “This is the only thing I’ve eaten so I’m trying to get my tummy full.”
Humbled, tearful and so grateful for everyone who makes it possible for the children at F Street to eat a meal. For some the only one they will eat that day.
Why we started our food pantry
My heart is heavy this morning. Working Mom . . . [only] able to put one meal a day on the table. Thank goodness the kids can eat breakfast and lunch at school. The kids come to F Street on the weekends to eat lunch.
This is why we do what we do. If anyone would like to donate gift cards . . . I would like to buy them some powdered milk and cereal stuff for the weekends so they can eat breakfast, lunch and dinner on the weekends.