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Picture of empty fridge, highlighting the challenge food insecure kids face on snow days and most weekends.

Snow Day No Fun for Food Insecure Kids

News Flash! A snow day is no fun for food insecure kids. Extreme weather like that caused by the polar vortex are ratcheting up the level of concern for everyone’s well-being. If we are smart, we…

The NEED IS REAL

Learn why the Need is Real for Weekend Survival Kits and the children we serve. First, a brief message from a Lansing Schools third grade teacher and next from Weekend Survival Kits on how you can hel…

Kids in a classroom. 1 in 4 kids are reported as experiencing food insecurity.

Fighting Food Insecurity in Michigan

At Weekend Survival Kits we know that right here in our own communities that as many as 1 in 4 school-aged children are determined as experiencing food insecurity; and that insecurity has a dramatic a…

Feeding Hungry Kids – A Good Investment

At Weekend Survival Kits our success comes from the support we receive from the communities we serve. Many businesses have found that making Weekend Survival Kits the target of their volunteer and g…

A teacher's story of academic success and food.

A Teacher’s Story – Academic Success and Food

This is my story of academic success and food. Jacob was 5 years old – he came to my classroom in early October because he had begun in another school district, his family had been ev…

photo of volunteer packing session and how to find place on website to track volunteer hours

Track Your Volunteer Hours

Why should you keep track of your volunteer hours? Recently, Weekend Survival Kits established a special form on our website which keeps track of your volunteer hours given to our organization. Severa…

photo of lagers being lifted by many different inviduals, represents the concept of working together to raise awareness and funds for weekend survival kits

Weekend Survival Kits and Old Nation Brewing Co. Working Together

Weekend Survival Kits and Old National Brewing Company are working together to raise awareness and funds to feed hungry kids. It is a point of community pride that Williamston is home for two very dif…

Examples of healthy snacks for the Weekday Survival Snack Program

Weekday Survival Snack ProgramTest Update

At this Weekday Survival Snack program update, May 2018, there are 10 schools among our current 70 elementary schools who have been participating in this test program. Based on the early responses, fo…

Food kit in a zip lock bag. Some administrations have concerns on getting started with distributing the kits.

School Administration Concerns on Getting Started

From time to time, school administrations have concerns on getting started with Weekend Survival Kits (WSK). They may see the Weekend Survival Kits program as more work to an already busy day/week –…

Kids in classroom. One in five kids qualify for food program participation

Food Program Participation a Challenge

Food program participation is a challenge across the nation. For parents, it is the household income which qualifies their kids for the Free and Reduced-Price lunch and Breakfast programs and subseque…

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