Dear John,

Childhood hunger doesn’t always look the same — and that means it can be hard to spot. But one thing’s for sure:

When you make your first gift to No Kid Hungry today, you’ll help more kids get the meals they need — no matter their circumstances.

For some kids, living with hunger means saving their own food to give to younger siblings — as teacher Staci Okuno has seen firsthand:

Peter would take his food and take one bite and then he’d put that in his bag... open up the next thing and take one bite,” she said about one of her students. “He was taking all of this home so that his (younger) sisters could have food. He was hungry all the time, but would limit himself, and so really he was taking on an adult role of providing food for his family as an eight-year-old boy.”

Thanks to friends like you, more kids in District of Columbia and beyond can focus on learning and making precious childhood memories instead of worrying about when they’ll get their next meal

With gratitude,

P.S. Did you know? Monthly giving is one of the best ways to help connect kids with meals all year round. Thank you for anything you can give today!