• 2026-27 Program
Afterschool Meals Program
Connecting Kids to Meals is serving meals at no cost to kids ages 18 and under all around the community. Kids must eat meals at the location they are served. Meals are first come, first served. Please join us at one of our locations and enjoy a hot meal!
Meal times and locations are changing. Check the "Current Meal Site Locations" button below for where kids can enjoy a no-cost meal - more programs and joining every day, so be sure to check for updates.
Learn more about the Afterschool meal program →
Help us feed kids today
Please consider a monetary donation today to help us feed hungry kids across NW Ohio.
Interested in volunteering? Click "Volunteer With Us" above - it takes you to Signup Genius, where we add new opportunities regularly. Don't see a fit, or represent a group, business or community organization? Email [email protected] and we'll help arrange it.
• Give Today
Feed Hungry Kids in NW Ohio
Connecting Kids to Meals provides nutritious meals to children who may otherwise go without, making sure hunger never stands in the way of learning, growing and thriving. Your gift helps put food directly into the hands of kids throughout our community — and every donation, at any amount, makes a difference.
Together, we can make sure more children have the food they need and the opportunities they deserve.
• Hunger Action Month | September 2026
Thank You, Hunger Action Superheroes!
In September we celebrate Hunger Action Month and bring the community together to battle food insecurity. Every dollar makes a difference and helpus us feed hungry kids in our community. We can not fulfill our mission alone. Join the fight. Give. Donate. Volunteer. Become a Hunger Action Superhero!
• The Need
We can not fulfill our mission alone.
There are nearly 60,000 kids in our area who face hunger regularly and that number continues to rise each year. While we receive reimbursement funds under the Federal Child Nutrition Programs that we operate, these funds do not cover the full cost of the meals. We need your help to carry out our mission. Connecting Kids to Meals serves meals to thousands of children per day, and we are a longstanding and trusted community resource.
Please help us reach more hungry kids with a financial donation. Your gift will help cover the cost of meals so together we can fight child food insecurity, stabilize and strengthen families, as well as transform a community.
Contact us at 419.720.1106 or [email protected] if you have any questions. Thank you for your generosity.
• Serving NW Ohio Families Since 2002
Our Mission
The mission of Connecting Kids to Meals (formerly, Feed Lucas County Children) is to provide hot, nutritious meals at no cost to kids in low-income and underserved areas throughout the entire year. As a nonprofit organization, we fulfill this mission by partnering with schools, libraries, community centers and other locations where kids gather during out-of-school time. Since we began operating in 2002, we have served nearly 9 million meals to hungry kids to fight child food insecurity.
• Our Impact
By the Numbers
In accordance with federal civil rights law and USDA civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its agencies, offices, employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the state or local agency that administers the program or contact USDA through the Telecommunications Relay Service at 711 (voice and TTY). Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.
To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at How to File a Program Discrimination Complaint and at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by:
- Mail: USDA Food and Nutrition Service, 1320 Braddock Place, Room 334 Alexandria, VA 22314; or
- Email: [email protected].