Kitchen on the Street

Kitchen on the Street
turning hunger
into hope...
one child at a time!

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Kitchen on the Street is turning hunger into hope.... one child at a time.

It is a little known fact that many children receive breakfast and lunch at school, but go without food on weekends....

In 2005, 12.9 million children under the age of 18 were in poverty.

In fiscal year 2005, 50% of children were food stamp recipients.

According to the USDA, an estimated 12.4 million children lived in food insecure households in 2005.

During the 2005 federal fiscal year, 17.5 million low-income children received free or reduced-price meals through the National School Lunch Program. Unfortunately, just under 2 million of these same income-eligible children participated in the Summer Food Service Program that same year.

KOS partners with Arizona schools to provide BAGS OF HOPE to children in need. KOS’ program is designed to provide nutrition for the body and food for the soul. Each BAG OF HOPE contains a note of encouragement, as well as prepackaged, child safe entry food for the weekend. Children pick up the bags each Friday and return the backpack the following week for a refill. Our goal is to eradicate hunger and plant the seed of Christ in Arizona children. Please join us in this endeavor.

HOLIDAY DRIVE!!
KOS IS WORKING FEVERISHLY TO COLLECT GROCERY STORE GIFT CARDS IN INCRIMENTS OF $10, $15 AND $20. THESE GIFT CARDS WILL PROVIDE
KOS CHILDREN WITH FOOD DURING THE HOLIDAYS AND WHEN SCHOOL IS CLOSED. PLEASE JOIN US IN SHARING THE JOY OF THE HOLIDAYS
WITH THESE CHILDREN IN NEED.
CARDS CAN BE SENT TO:
3218 E BELL ROAD, #203
PHOENIX, AZ 85032

Interested in getting involved, but aren't sure how? Here are some ideas:

Hosting a football party, holiday party or cookie exchange anytime soon?   Host a mini food drive in your own home by asking each guest to bring a food item for BAGS OF HOPE. Email us on the CONTACT US page for specifics on the prepackaged, child safe entry food we include in BAGS OF HOPE.

BLAB: The best advertising is WORD OF MOUTH, so go ahead, BLAB! Kitchen on Street is working to raise awareness on the issue of childhood hunger in Arizona. Tell all your friends and family about the work we do, give them our website address or myspace www.myspace.com/kitchenonthestreet. Visit our CONTACT US page and give us your email so we can send you monthly updates. Share them with your friends and family.The more people that know, the more good we can do!

KOINS FOR KOS: Find yourself with pockets full of change? Start a change jar in a central location in your home, office, or even your car! Start dropping in your coins. After a few months, cash it in and donate it to KOS. This is a painless way to become a KOS partner in the fight against hunger. Most of us don’t even miss our spare change… yet it can feed a child in need!

Give a financial gift. Your gift today, of any amount you choose, will provide food to children and families right here in our community! Your gift is tax-deductible. More importantly, your gift offers help and hope to a child or family in crisis! Visit our OPPORTUNITIES page for an on-line link to make a convenient donation.

Community involvement: Organize a garage sale with donations from your friends and family and then donate the proceeds to KOS. We can provide fliers about KOS to hand out at the event.

Your gift today turns hunger into hope... one child at a time! All donations are tax deductible and will be used for the purposes of meeting the needs of homeless and impoverished children and families. Donations should be made payable to Kitchen On the Street, Inc. and mailed to 3218 E. Bell Road, #203 in Phoenix, AZ 85032. All donors will receive a donation receipt for tax purposes.

In the words of Mother Teresa, "If you cannot feed a hundred people, then feed just one."

Federal Tax ID # 20-5723799/501c3