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 2007, 13.3 million (18%) children under the age of 18 were in poverty.
- In 2007, households that were more likely to experience food insecurity were households with children (15.8%)
- In 2007, households with children reported food insecurity at almost double the rate for those without children, 15.8 percent compared to 8.7 percent.
- In 2007, 53.9 percent of food-insecure households participated in at least one of the three major Federal food assistance programs – Food Stamp Program, The National School Lunch Program, and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children.
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.
