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BY LIZZY SPANGLER
Kids’ Meals helps feed children across Harris, Montgomery counties Kids’ Meals, a nonpro t delivering food to preschool-aged children in Harris and Montgomery counties, is on a mission to wipe out childhood hunger in Houston, Chief Operations and Program O cer John Day said. “That’s our No. 1 goal, and that’s something that I strive for every day,” Day said. The big picture The nonpro t, which started in 2006, has a 56-ZIP code service area, Day said. During the school year, Kids’ Meals generally serves children ages 0-5, and when school is out or during the summer break, all children ages 0-18 are fed. To qualify for meal delivery, families must have a child between 0-5 years old and also meet the requirements for the National School Lunch Program. Day said the nonpro t can typically get a family on a route within two days of an application being lled out. Each meal, which has an all-in cost of $2, includes a sandwich, a snack, a fruit and a drink, Day said. Kids’ Meals serves around 15,000 kids a day. Looking ahead This past June, the nonpro t broke ground on a new 50,000-square-foot building in Harris County that will provide additional warehouse and volunteer space. The building is anticipated to be completed in the summer of 2025, Day said. “We’ve got to be there to support [these kids] and ensure that we are taking care—every single day—of our future,” Day said. “That’s what we’re doing.”
Across Harris and Montgomery counties, Kids’ Meals made 1.47 million meals and served 9,334 children in the rst and second quarters of 2024.
COURTESY KIDS’ MEALS
Kids' Meals impact, rst and second quarter of 2024
W. CROSSTIMBERS ST.
Harris County Montgomery County
1
GARDEN OAKS BLVD.
Meals made and delivered
81,365
1,391,662
N
Preschool- aged children served
602
8,732
1488
Families supported Value of in-kind donations Volunteer shifts Volunteer hours
477
5,402
GREENFIELD FOREST DR.
$17,420
$1,086,297
2
1,459
12,174
N
1 330 Garden Oaks Blvd., Houston 2 5517 FM 1488, Ste. E, Magnolia www.kidsmealsinc.org
36,522
4,377
SOURCE: KIDS' MEALS COMMUNITY IMPACT
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