Ann and Jenelle, the founders of Feeding Our Kids
How it all started:
Feeding Our Kids was founded in 2013 by Ann Kirkland and Jenelle Thompson-Keene after they learned that kids were going home hungry at the schools their children attended. The program started with 18 kids at Westview and Robeson Elementary schools in Champaign.
Since then, we have grown to support more than 1,000 kids in over 40 schools and childhood programs across Champaign County.
These children receive bags of nutritious food on weekends and holidays through Feeding Our Kids.
In the summer of 2024 we moved our packing and volunteer operations inside of Eastern Illinois Foodbank. Furthering our partnership with EIF allows us room to grow and the ability to serve even more children in need.