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Welcome Kyla Parkllan

A Message from Jeff and Heather Gorsline: Please join us as we welcome Kyla Parkllan to our team as the new Director of Mid-Michigan Operations at Weekend Survival Kits. Heather and I are excited to h…

Changes at Weekend Survival Kits

These past eight years, for Heather and me, doing the daily work of Weekend Survival Kits has clearly been a labor of love. In the early days we were fueled by our passion to feed hungry kids and li…

Hunger Heroes Virtual Race – Super Fun!

For the past 8 years Weekend Survival Kits has hosted a run to raise program awareness and funding to purchase food for hungry kids. Our mission: to eliminate hunger as an obstacle to learning. Yo…

See You in September

Many questions are swirling about before we see you in September. The questions about what will happen in September for Weekend Survival Kits are currently being addressed. The pandemic has had a …

This image shows a child happy to be eating a good meal. This was part of the World Hunger Day Promotion

World Hunger Day – Friends Encouraging Friends

World Hunger Day was May 28th and Weekend Survival Kits was pleased to see many new donors come our way to make World Hunger Day local. We are so very grateful to all those who participated and ma…

Quarantine has caused an unintended consequence...returnable bottles and cans are piling up at home.

Quarantine – Unintended Consequence

Quarantine Could Help Hungry Kids When the quarantine is lifted, we will all surely breathe a cautious sigh of relief. Even so, it makes sense to return to our normal routines with a measure of caut…

Kids in a classroom. Census 2020 is important to the families we serve and you.

The 2020 Census Important for Those We Serve

Answers to Questions About the 2020 Census During this time of the coronavirus crisis stay-at-home, parents have the perfect opportunity for a civics lesson for your children as you fill out the manda…

CARES ACT Offers Incentive to Donors

The CARES ACT Supports Nonprofits Like Weekend Survival Kits Did you know that the stimulus package, known as the CARES Act, a response to the Coronavirus crisis, includes incentives to make donations…

Impact Report Released by Weekend Survival Kits

The first ever WSK Impact Report has been released. As a nonprofit we have a responsibility to share information with our donors and supporters. That is why we have taken the time to assemble a small …

Junior League of Lansing to host Poverty Conference, WSK to Benefit

On Friday March I3th the Junior League of Lansing, a valued partner of Weekend Survival Kits, will be presenting a day-long Poverty Conference. This event has been organized by Justine Bell, last year…

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