Hunger Delayed this Summer for Needy Kids
The Charter One Foundation has contributed a grant of $7,500 to help fund the annual "Feed the Kids" Project run by the Humanitarian Service Project (HSP) of Carol Stream. The donated money will go directly to feeding needy families in DuPage County for the months of June, July, and August, when the absence of subsidized meal programs through schools makes it difficult for families to provide children with the nutrition they need. The Charter One Foundation has been supporting this program for four consecutive years.
The Charter One Foundation is involved in community improvement throughout the Midwest through their support of non-profit organizations such as HSP. The Foundation has supported a number of charitable intiatives including those focused on housing, economic development, education, and hunger. Their partnership with HSP began in 2005 through financial and volunteer support of HSP's many programs designed to alleviate the burden of poverty placed on needy senior citizens and children in DuPage and Kane Counties.
Karole Kettering, Executive Director and Co-Founder of HSP, said "HSP is truly blessed to have the support of the Charter One Foundation. The foundation has truly shown their commitment to improving the community through their proactive engagement and generous giving."
HSP's Feed the Kids Project benefits 100-125 families with roughly 350 to 500 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 750 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 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.
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 deliveries of 90 pounds including fresh produce, frozen meats, non-perishables, paper products 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.