A list of summer meal locations is available! Check the green button (Summer Meal Locations) for where kids can enjoy a complimentary meal!
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. Please join us at one of our locations and enjoy a hot meal!
We are gearing up for the summer! If you are interested in serving meals to the kids in your summer program, please get your Summer Meal Program Enrollment Forms (See green button above) submitted to us. Please note, the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce must approve your site before meal service can begin.
If you are serving meals this summer, you must attend training. Training dates are already available (See green button above).
We are wrapping up our Afterschool Meal Program for this year. The meal service ends May 22nd. If you need the menu, forms or other information, see below. If you have any questions, please contact the Warehouse at 419-720-1106.
If you are interested in volunteering your time with our nonprofit, please click on the Volunteer With Us button above to find a day and time that is convenient for you.
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.
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.
By the Numbers
Get more facts about Hunger in Our Community.
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In our warehouse and at each one of our distribution sites, Connecting Kids to Meals is observing all CDC, State, County, and Local directives regarding health and safety practices to protect employees and the public.