Needy Kids Fed Throughout Summer
The Humanitarian Service Project (HSP) of Carol Stream recently received a generous donation of $750 from the Batavia Mother's Club Foundation for their Feed the Kids Project. This donation will be used to feed 100 needy families with 150-200 pounds of well-rounded, nutritious meals during June, July, and August including 85 pounds of non-perishables, 8 fruits, 9 vegetables, and 7 frozen meats. The Feed the Kids project is designed to reach these families during the summer when subsidized food programs through area schools are not active. The Batavia based club has been supporting this program for the past three years helping to alleviate the suffering of local families living in poverty because of their commitment to improving the lives of children in nearby communities.
The Batavia Mother's Club Foundation is actively involved in children's outreach by partnering with organizations engaged in promoting the well-being of children geared specifically towards education, literacy, and the solution of community problems such as hunger. As well as these disbursements, they also provide food, clothings, and personal care items especially during the winter season.
Founder and Executive Director of HSP, Karole Kettering, is grateful for this continuation of contributions from the women at Batavia Mother's Club Foundation. “It's been empowering having the support of the generous members of the Batavia Mother's Club Foundation. With the help of this heartfelt group of people, our families are assured that there are people in their community willing to assist them during this very difficult time in their life.”
HSP's Feed the Kids Project benefits 100 families with 360 children during the months of June, July and August. These children, who receive the majority of their daily nutrients from federally subsidized meals at school through the School Breakfast Program and National Lunch Program, experience a drastic reduction in nutrition during the summer months and often go hungry. By providing their families with a total of 575 pounds of food over the summer months, the Feed the Kids Project is able to relieve the hunger and stress that these needy children face. Each food package contains nutritious, vitamin-rich foods - 8 varieties of fresh vegetables, 7 selections of fresh fruits, 7 selections of frozen meats, at least four 25-pound boxes of non-perishables, and child-friendly healthy snacks. HSP also provides food on a monthly year-round basis to impoverished senior citizens.
Contact the Humanitarian Service Project:
hsp@humanitarianservice.org.
HSP's website: www.humanitarianservice.org and the HSP's blog: humanitarianserviceproject.blogspot.com.
HSP 465 Randy Road, Carol Stream, IL 60188.
About The Humanitarian Service Project
HSP's mission is to alleviate the pain and suffering that poverty creates in seniors and children living in DuPage and Kane Counties, Illinois. Last year during the Christmas Offering, 1,600 children received gifts and 100 impoverished families received three weeks of groceries, frozen meats, and fresh produce. With the Senior Citizen Project, HSP provides a monthly food delivery and secret pal gifts to 120 low-income seniors. The Children's Birthday Project reaches the youngest underprivileged, making birthdays and Christmas truly memorable occasions for 900 children. Feed the Kids provides low-income families with groceries and fresh produce. HSP conducts an annual school supplies drive, which sends supplies to the DuPage Back to School Fair in addition to furnishing schools and individual children with necessary supplies.