Our Story in Fighting Child Hunger

Our story began in September 2016, when our founder recognized that many children in our community were going without enough food on weekends and during school breaks.

Starting in our founder’s dining room, we began creating food packages for 19 kids at 6 schools. With the volunteer support and financial support of our community, we grew to 950 children and 50 schools in 2022. That’s 40 weekends of the year, and 90 days of school breaks supporting children’s unique nutritional needs.

But it doesn’t stop there.

Now, we support 1,400+ children from 129 schools across the Waterloo region.

Our Mission

Food4Kids Waterloo Region provides healthy food packages for children ages 1-14 from food insecure homes during weekdays, weekends and school breaks.

We’re keeping children nourished and ready to grow, whether they’re at school or at home.

Our Values & Pillars

Child-Centred

The well being of children is the centre of our focus. We ensure accessibility and inclusiveness, while advocating for the elimination of food insecurity.

Collaborative

We support our community without bias or prejudice. Collaboration allows us to be resourceful and creative in engaging with partners to improve effectiveness.