Kitchen on the Street

Cheryl Woodring is involved with an organization that is similar to Neighborhood Ministries. She would like to share some of the information with us to provide an opportunity to serve.

Kitchen on the Street helps those who cannot help themselves. By providing food to children and families in crisis, we offer a hand up... not a hand out. And in the process, we share help and hope with those struggling to rise above poverty and despair.

The need has never been more urgent...

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.

Research indicates that even mild undernutrition experienced by young children during critical periods of growth impacts the behavior of children, their school performance, and their overall cognitive development.

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

Through partnerships with Phoenix schools, we are providing at-risk children BAGS OF HOPE containing nutritious food and a message of love and encouragement.

You can click here to visit their website for more information:

http://www.kitchenonthestreet.org/home.html