Food for Kids in Maple Grove

“Our kids are hungry and we’re going to do something about it.”

In 2013 Every Meal wondered how they could reach other children in the Twin Cities who live with food insecurity. They saw the need for developing a larger growth strategy and what emerged is their network model of weekend food programs. In the fall of 2013, Every Meal incorporated as a separate non-profit organization and launched pilot programs in three additional schools in Minneapolis reaching a total of 500 children in five schools. The pilot programs were successful and the team implemented a full launch. Every Meal has grown from serving one school with a weekend food program to implementing multiple food gap programs serving over 10,000 children across 300 locations. “It takes the whole community to address a problem as significant as child hunger.” Every Meal has seen incredible growth in their impact on child hunger in the Twin Cities. Due to strong school and community partnerships, Every Meal continues to grow. As we look back at our history and look forward to the future, we are struck by the fact that food insecurity is a problem throughout the state and is not a one- or two-school issue. More than 200,000 children in Minnesota live in food insecurity. Our mission is to fight child hunger by developing more partnerships between the community and schools.