Eliminate child hunger Goal Four Eliminate child hunger 47% of HFB clients

Child Food Insecurity In southeast Texas 24.2% of all children 415,030 kids

Food Stamps Half of SNAP recipients are children

Missing Out 66% Food insecure kids likely eligible for federal nutrition assistance Food insecure kids NOT likely eligible for federal nutrition assistance 34% FA Map the Meal Gap 2012

Children in southeast Texas living in poverty More Poor Kids Children in southeast Texas living in poverty Census Bureau, ACS

Child Malnutrition Higher risk for: Health problems Iron deficiency anemia Stunted growth Under-performance in school Low energy

What Do Kids Say? Adults don’t think about… Eating fast Shame Almost running out of food Don’t mention money much Sharing meals at friends’ homes Kinder Institute for Urban Research

Backpack Buddy Coordinator Lizbel Guzman Backpack Buddy Coordinator

Kid-friendly food for weekends 446 schools 42 participating agencies

Want to help? Adopt a school Pick up for a school …or… We’ll deliver if you can help with 5 or more schools

Lizbel Guzman lguzman@houstonfoodbank.org 713-547-9205

Jennifer Coronel Kids Cafe

After school and summer 36 sites, such as • Boys and Girls Clubs • Schools • Community centers

As we expand, more sites needed Jennifer Coronel jcoronel@houstonfoodbank.org 832-369-9202