John,

Every gift you make to No Kid Hungry supports the life-changing work of teachers, parents and community leaders who go the extra mile to ensure that kids are fed.

All of us know someone in our own lives and communities who is making a difference. And today, we’re giving you a special early-access opportunity to honor them:

When you make a yearly recurring donation to No Kid Hungry in honor of a difference-maker today, every gift will be MATCHED by The Brighter Futures Fund. We’ve set a goal to receive 300 gifts from generous people like you. Will you make a yearly recurring gift to have it DOUBLED in honor of a difference-maker in your life?

Your gift will support the work of people who are changing the lives of children every day by ensuring they have the food they need to thrive.

This includes teachers like Ms. Brown and Ms. Ramirez — teachers in a dual-language classroom, who have seen firsthand the difference that school breakfast has made on their students’ academic performance.

It matters that students eat breakfast in the morning. We can make sure that they're actually eating, especially if we know that they're struggling at home or they don't have the opportunity to have breakfast in the morning. They can be alert, wide awake and focused.
— Ms. Ramirez

Your gift will also support advocates — like Njeri Jenkins-Sutton from Educare Network — who are partnering with No Kid Hungry to elevate the voices of parent leaders and increase public awareness about the challenges of hunger.

I work with parents at Educare DC to get them engaged in advocacy opportunities, become more engaged politically and leverage their voices. The expectation of the parents is that they will walk away with leadership skills, development skills, and they'll be able to advocate for themselves, their children and policies that impact their daily lives.
— Njeri Jenkins-Sutton, Parent Advocacy Coordinator, Educare Washington D.C.

Finally, your gift will make it possible for us to work with compassionate people like Michael and Kwini Reed — restaurant owners who go above and beyond in their community to help kids and parents facing hunger.

It doesn't make any sense to us that children should be hungry. We like to take it even further; we want to start with the child, but we also want to make sure the parents are fed, because you can't parent really well if you're hungry. And then we love everyone from No Kid Hungry — they are always a pleasure to work with. For us, it's just a no-brainer.
— Kwini Reed, restaurant and catering business owner

Right now, your support is more important than ever to help make the work of teachers, advocates and community leaders possible. And if you make an annual recurring gift in honor of a changemaker you know today, it will be DOUBLED to help us reach our 300 donor goal.

So please, John: Make a generous annual contribution now to honor a difference-maker and have it DOUBLED toward building a future where no child goes hungry!

Thank you for your life-changing support.

Anne Bell-Fysh
Team No Kid Hungry