We would like to give you an update on how Feeding Our Kids is planning to operate as the new school year is about to begin. To give context, Feeding Our Kids serves 9 different school districts and independent schools. Since each of these are making their own plans for remote vs in-person learning as […]
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FOK Operations Under COVID-19
I hope you are all doing as well as you can and are taking care of yourselves and each other during this challenging time. It has been a couple of weeks since we have given a thorough update on how Feeding Our Kids has been responding to the coronavirus outbreak. So here is a status […]
Updates on FOK COVID-19 Response
The big news that most of you already know is that all schools in Illinois have been closed until March 30. Although the schools will be closed, they are still committing to providing meals to students that are receive free and reduced lunches. We have already been in contact this week with the food service […]
FOK Response to Coronavirus
Like many of you, we have been following the rapidly changing situation regarding the coronavirus outbreak. At our board of directors meeting on Tuesday, we developed some tentative plans going forward for the rest of the school year. Since this issue is changing daily, these plans will be updated as necessary over the coming weeks […]
Child Food Insecurity and Mental Health
by Crystal Yuan, Feeding Our Kids Summer & Fall Intern and Psychology Student at UIUC According to multiple studies, childhood food insecurity can result in serious consequences on physical health, academic performance, general development, and mental health. For mental health, food insecurity can cause significant psychological stress, depressive disorders and increase the risk of other […]
My Why
by Andrea Sullivan; Feeding Our Kids; Board Vice-President “Make sure you bring your laundry basket to carry everything home in,” my neighbor had told me. I had remembered, but staring down into that empty laundry basket, standing in the middle of an almost empty gravel parking lot, I felt lost. And ashamed. And confused about […]
Blog Posts Coming Soon!
We are excited to bring you stories, updates, and perspectives about Feeding Our Kids and the issue of food insecurity. A few posts are already done and just being edited and readied for publication. Stay tuned!!!