Partnerships

Kids who rely on school meals often go hungry in the summertime, when school is out. It’s a hidden but terrible problem, one that the Arby’s Foundation has made it their mission to solve. But Arby’s doesn’t just raise funds at thousands of restaurants across the country. They provide grants through No Kid Hungry to local nonprofits feeding kids in their communities, promote critical programs like the free summer meals text number and raise awareness year-round.

Discovery Inc, the global leader in real life entertainment, is partnering with No Kid Hungry through the Turn Up! Fight Hunger initiative, a movement to help provide 1 billion meals to kids living with hunger. All of Discovery’s lifestyle brands, including HGTV, TLC, Food Network and I.D. will support the campaign, mobilizing their engaged and committed audiences to help give kids access to the food they need.

Families in rural areas face unique circumstances that contribute to and exacerbate food insecurity. To begin addressing these unique needs and identifying the solutions to end childhood hunger in rural America, the Walmart Foundation invested charitable support to fuel No Kid Hungry’s efforts in rural areas of Arkansas, Arizona, Louisiana, and Montana. From pilot projects in rural schools to support for national events, such as the Rural Child Hunger Summit, No Kid Hungry is connecting children in rural communities with the healthy meals they need.

The ALL IN Challenge brings together the world’s preeminent athletes, artists, entertainers, teams, sports owners and business titans to donate their most prized possessions and/or create once-in-a lifetime experiences that will be both available for online auction or as enter-to-win giveaways.  The All IN Challenge, which launched on April 14, has partnered with some of the most respected organizations to raise awareness and support feeding those in need. 100% of the proceeds from this challenge will benefit No Kid Hungry and other hunger-fighting organizations.

Nestlé^® Pure Life^®, a Nestlé Waters North America brand, is supporting No Kid Hungry to help ensure families remain fed and hydrated during the COVID-19 crisis. As part of this collaboration, Nestlé Pure Life helped build and is raising awareness of No Kid Hungry’s Free Meal Finder – a new online resource that helps families find free meals near them – through a  new public service announcement (PSA) featuring WWE® Superstar Titus O’Neil®.

The Family Coppola believes in the important role of nourishing food in the health and well-being of our children, who are our future. They are committed to supporting No Kid Hungry in a variety of ways throughout 2020, including numerous ecommerce and sales promotions. Overall, The Family Coppola commits to donate a minimum of $150,000 on behalf of this new effort.

Current on-going promotions for Spring 2020:

• $5 from every bottle of Gia Coppola Wine sold through the end of May will be donated to No Kid Hungry.
• Coppola Crush on You Rewards members can redeem 1000 Rewards points for a $10 donation to No Kid Hungry. Offer valid from April 20 – May 31, 2020.

As a leading grocery retailer, ALDI aims to positively impact local communities and contribute to a better world. We are proud to partner with No Kid Hungry to ensure children across the United States have access to nutritious meals. These donations are part of the ALDI commitment and effort to ensure essential food and household goods are available.

Vita Coco has generously donated $500,000 to No Kid Hungry to ensure millions of kids get the meals they need — during school closures and all year long. The company’s commitment will support No Kid Hungry in providing emergency grants to schools and community organizations to make sure kids get the food they need.

Verizon has been active in supporting education through the Verizon Innovative Learning program, providing free 1:1 devices, free internet access and a technology-driven curriculum to help give some under-resourced students the opportunity they deserve. During the Covid-19 pandemic, Verizon is also supporting Verizon Innovative Learning students by tripling their data access to facilitate at-home learning. Knowing that these students are the most vulnerable and many depend on their school for food, Verizon has partnered with No Kid Hungry to ensure they can continue learning without worrying about where they are getting their next meal.

Through its global signature cause, Kellogg’s® Better Days, the company is helping end hunger and create Better Days for 3 billion people by the end of 2030. Through the initiative, Kellogg is committed to feeding 375 million people in need through food donations and expanded feeding programs to help children reach their full potential. Kellogg’s partnership with No Kid Hungry is helping nearly 1 million kids to start their school days with school breakfast.

Whole Foods Market, America’s Healthiest Grocery Store, seeks out the finest natural and organic foods available, maintains the strictest quality standards in the industry, and have an unshakable commitment to sustainable agriculture. They bring excitement and fun to shopping for groceries. Whole Foods Market held a 5% Community Giving Day to raise funds for Share Our Strength, and will be the Exclusive Grocer Sponsor of Taste of the Nation DC 2019.

Vineyard Vines partnered with No Kid Hungry on their #WhalesForACause campaign in 2019. For each whale shared on social media, vineyard vines donated $1 to No Kid Hungry’s mission to end childhood hunger in the US.

Toast, the fastest-growing restaurant management platform in the U.S., and it’s a philanthropic branch, Toast.org, a foundation focused on solving critical food issues that impact communities across the nation, partnered with Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry campaign to address a key issue that will improve the food landscape and uplift communities across the U.S.: end childhood hunger.

With a mission to inspire and cultivate a community of purpose, The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation is deeply rooted in helping create healthier communities, empower the next generation and preserve our planet.

In 2019, ScottsMiracle-Gro launched Gro More Good, an enterprise-wide initiative that will connect 10 million children to the life-enhancing benefits of gardens and greenspaces by 2023. The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation is partnering with No Kid Hungry to end childhood hunger by connecting kids to nutritious food—up to 4.5 million healthy meals—over the next three years. Additionally, ScottsMiracle-Gro and No Kid Hungry are placing Miracle-Gro®  Twelve™  indoor gardening systems into more school and community organizations each year to make fresh produce easily available to the kids who need it most.

The Stage community of stores is partnering with No Kid Hungry to ensure children have access to the nutrition they need through programs in their schools and communities such as school breakfast and summer meals. Stage’s Community Counts program is giving guests the opportunity to support No Kid Hungry through purchasing food-themed lunch totes, water bottles and drawstring packs that feature unique characters and fun sayings kids will love.

Stage stores will donate 50% of the retail sales of each item sold to No Kid Hungry, which will fund efforts to provide meals to children in need. Stage also will donate a dollar for each social media post mentioning #fuelkidsfutures and invites guests to share favorite meals that fuel their day or their child’s day. With as little as $5, No Kid Hungry can provide up to 50 meals for a child.

As a leader in the breakfast category, Smithfield knows that kids are stronger when they start their day with a well-balanced breakfast and is not only committed to, but passionate about helping communities at the local and national level. That’s why Smithfield has partnered with the No Kid Hungry campaign since 2013 to bring access to the meals kids need to thrive.

Their Mission – Through the delivery of high quality, affordable products, made possible by their low-cost direct sourcing, they change the world and touch people’s lives one piece at a time!

Shop LC is a home shopping network located in Austin, TX, growing its reach into over 80 million households across the U.S since 2007. Their value-conscious, interactive omni-channel business model focuses on fine jewelry, beauty, fashion, home decor and lifestyle products. Most importantly, with each piece sold*, they provide a meal to a hungry child. Since Oct 2017, they have helped provide over 7 million meals internationally, and are now partnering with us at No Kid Hungry to expand our efforts to reach kids in the U.S. Their goal is to Deliver Joy, one piece at a time and one meal at a time.

*Shop LC will donate $0.10 for each item sold from June 12, 2018 to June 30, 2019 up to $150,000. Contributions will be used to reach the highest number of children facing hunger in America. Share Our Strength is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization.

​​​​​RightRice, the breakthrough veggie rice, is a proud supporter of No Kid Hungry’s mission to end childhood hunger through its donation of a 1% equity stake in the company. With this partnership, RightRice is accelerating the vision of its “Right Mission” to share veggie-packed nutrition with kids to help nurture their bright minds and fuel their active bodies.

Plum believes all little ones deserve healthy food. That’s why we’re partnering with No Kid Hungry to ensure parents can give their kids the food they need to thrive. Plum’s generous support will help grow and advance No Kid Hungry’s work around kids 0-5, including:

-Education: Developing education materials to help low-income parents with children 0-5 shop for and prepare healthy meals.

-Advocacy: Working with local, state and national leaders, push forward solutions to end hunger among our most vulnerable mothers and children.

-Research: Uncover and address the unique challenges that parents and caregivers face in providing healthy food to their children.

To learn more about Plum Organics, visit: plumorganics.com.

Thanks to Newman’s Own Foundation for their support of Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry Campaign.

Newman’s Own Foundation is working to nourish the common good by donating all profits from Newman’s Own food and beverage products to charitable organizations that seek to make the world a better place.

Nestlé’s support of Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry campaign is part of the company’s broader initiative to foster healthy lifestyles for kids and secure a healthy future for the communities in which Nestlé employees live and work.

The partnership will ensure that students in underserved areas have access to a nutritious breakfast and will facilitate important nutrition habits.

We believe there should be a higher standard for everyday products. It shouldn’t be so much work just to avoid hundreds of chemicals and potentially harmful ingredients in the food, personal care, and household products we use every day.

Merryfield makes it easy for people to discover new products and brands they can trust. We’re rewarding people for consistently supporting brands that subscribe to a higher everyday quality standard.

We also believe that no kid should ever go hungry. That’s why we donate 1% of our sales directly to No Kid Hungry, supporting its mission to end childhood hunger.

To learn more about Merryfield, visit: www.merryfield.com

Imag!ne Snacks is proud to provide access to up to 1 million meals in partnership with No Kid Hungry to fuel the next generation of free thinkers. Because kids can’t let their imaginations roam free if they have hunger on their minds. Learn more at https://www.imaginesnacks.com/nokidhungry

When the school doors close for the year, kids lose access to the critical meal programs they depend on like school breakfast and lunch. Free summer meals are there for kids, but the biggest obstacle is awareness.

That is why iHeartRadio teamed up with No Kid Hungry in 2018 and 2019 on a summer meals PSA campaign to help spread the word about No Kid Hungry’s texting service, which helps families locate nearby summer meals sites in their neighborhood. By having PSAs voiced by top talent including Ryan Seacrest, Bobby Bones and Steve Harvey in English and Spanish running on all iHeartRadio channels, they are helping to connect more kids to the food they need during the hungriest time of year.

Hershey’s Ice Cream® has been serving up real smiles with real ice cream for 125 years. To celebrate their 125th year, Hershey’s is partnering with the No Kid Hungry campaign to provide up to 1.25 million meals to kids nationwide.

To learn more about their campaign, visit http://www.hersheyicecream.com/nokidhungry/

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Food Lion Feeds is committed to helping neighbors in need.  Food Lion Feeds’ support of Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry campaign is part of the company’s broader commitment to fight hunger. The partnership will help reduce the gap between the number of school children who are eligible to receive free school breakfast and those children who receive a meal.  When kids start their day with a healthy breakfast, they do better on tests, have fewer discipline problems, have fewer health problems, and are more likely to graduate from high school. Food Lion will donate enough for No Kid Hungry to provide up to 5 million meals to kids in need. Through Food Lion Feeds, the company has donated more than 500 million meals to individuals and families throughout its 10-state service area since 2014, and has committed to donate 1 billion more meals by 2025.

Chrysler Pacifica and No Kid Hungry have begun an amazing partnership focused on connecting hungry children to nutritious meals across America. Family is instrumental to the Chrysler Pacifica brand and nothing shows the strength of a family more than a smiling child. Chrysler will be connecting with children through various No Kid Hungry platforms such as Taste of the Nation, Chef Cycle, and Bake Sale. Together with No Kid Hungry, Chrysler Pacifica is committed to the goal of ending childhood hunger a reality across the country.

Bob’s Red Mill’s mission of “Good Food for All” and the philanthropic efforts of its founders, Bob and Charlee Moore, have shaped the company for more than 40 years. Today, the company’s many employee-owners are proud to continue this legacy by partnering with No Kid Hungry to help give thousands of kids access to nutritious meals.

Beech-Nut has been making baby food since 1931. Focused on conserving the goodness of nature, Beech-Nut selects the fewest, simplest ingredients – so all babies and toddlers can enjoy the nutrition of real fruits & vegetables. Beech-Nut has been a partner of No Kid Hungry since 2018 and is committed to helping end childhood hunger in America.

Anthem is a leading health benefits company dedicated to improving lives and communities, and making healthcare simpler. Through its affiliated companies, Anthem serves more than 74 million people, including nearly 40 million within its family of health plans. As a leading health benefits company, Anthem has a special obligation to the consumers they serve. Anthem continuously challenges itself to be the most innovative, valuable and inclusive partner, building a future of good health, strong communities, equal opportunity and a better environment for all. Anthem is thrilled to partner with the No Kid Hungry campaign to combat childhood food insecurity and make an impact improving social determinants of health nationwide.

Since 1951, Hickory Farms has been connecting people through effortless gifting. Their gifts of great taste are crafted from the highest quality ingredients and expertly-curated flavors, so you can celebrate every moment with something truly delicious. A gift from Hickory Farms brings delight to any occasion and helps build a lasting connection with those you care about most. Since the beginning of our partnership in 2008, they’ve contributed over $6 million and have engaged customers and employees in the fight against childhood hunger.

Kimpton is a proud supporter of No Kid Hungry.

Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation mobilizes experts, innovators, volunteers and donors to feed children in the United States today, and to advocate for policies that ensure no child is hungry again tomorrow. Founded in 1999, Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation has since granted close to $32 million to help families, individuals and children at-risk of hunger in the United States. The Foundation firmly believes that today’s youth can be the generation to end hunger, and continues to invest in young people to help them start and grow innovative ending hunger solutions.

Building upon almost two decades of partnership, Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation has renewed its commitment to Share Our Strength to continue to work together to end childhood hunger in America. Together, we are creating transformative change and engaging youth across the nation to take hunger personally through initiatives including:

• Generation No Kid Hungry – Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation is proud to support this interactive online youth action center, which offers ideas and resources for youth who want to lead anti-hunger advocacy and fundraising efforts among their peers.
• No Kid Hungry Youth Ambassador Program – Through the support of Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation, No Kid Hungry has created this program to involve college students across the country in the fight against childhood hunger. Since 2011, Youth Ambassadors have helped fill critical needs at state No Kid Hungry community partners by connecting kids in need with healthy food so that they can learn, play, and thrive.

For more information about how Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation supports youth leaders, and resources including the Youth Engagement Toolkit, please visit HelpStopHunger.Org.

Through a B2B promotion, The Wine Group will donate $2 for any bottle of Cupcake, Tribute, Imagery or Beso Del Sol purchased by a restaurant account from August 1^st – October 31^st.

Tyson Foods formalized its involvement in hunger relief in 2000 when it partnered with Share Our Strength. Since that year, the company has donated more than 100 million pounds of much-needed protein to hundreds of food banks, food pantries, and relief agencies in 49 states. It has also become more actively involved in working to promote hunger awareness. Tyson Foods’ support of Share Our Strength has included sponsorships of Cooking Matters, Giving Tuesday, No Kid Hungry Starts with Breakfast, and most recently, a new National Innovation Partnership where they will be supporting our innovation team in executing after school meals pilots across the country. Tyson Foods is proud to partner with Share Our Strength as it continues to work to end childhood hunger, and to build on its commitment to domestic hunger relief and awareness.

Williams Sonoma, the premier specialty retailer of home furnishings and gourmet cookware in the United States, began its partnership with Share Our Strength and the No Kid Hungry Campaign in the fall of 2010 by raising funds, awareness and consumer engagement in stores and online. Since 2010, their partnership with No Kid Hungry has grown tremendously, engaging their generous employees and debuting their annual series of celebrity-designed spatulas which benefit No Kid Hungry.

We are proud to have Citi as a Leading Partner of Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry campaign, to help end childhood hunger in America and ensure all children have access to wholesome meals every day.

Citi has committed to a multi-million, multi-year investment and is a presenting sponsor of the Taste of the Nation events, the exclusive presenting sponsor of No Kid Hungry Dinner series, a sponsor of the No Kid Hungry Starts with Breakfast campaign and Dine Out for No Kid Hungry. Citi is proud to support Share Our Strength’s campaign to end childhood hunger and to give their cardmembers and employees a way to contribute to a cause they care about – ensuring every kid has the foundation they need for a bright future.

Sysco is in its thirteenth year as the Official Food Service Marketer and Distributor of Share Our Strength’s Taste of the Nation for No Kid Hungry, and its third year as a National Presenting Sponsor of this event series. In addition to its generous financial support, Sysco’s operating companies volunteer at and contribute products to No Kid Hungry events in their communities. These in-kind donations help to ensure the greatest amount of money possible goes towards children affected by hunger across the country. With a long history of contributing to the food needs of the areas it serves, Sysco is committed to ending childhood hunger in America. Learn more about Sysco, North America’s leading foodservice marketer and distributor.

As a leading provider of free, real-time online reservations for diners and reservation and guest management solutions for restaurants, OpenTable, Inc., has found a great fit within Dine Out For No Kid Hungry. By leveraging its network of NYC restaurants, San Francisco restaurants and restaurants around the world and empowering consumers on a local level, OpenTable will play a key role toward the success of the program.

With its Breakfasts for Better Days™ initiative, Kellogg continues to build on its longstanding leadership and commitment to global hunger relief. Through the initiative, Kellogg and Kellogg’s Corporate Citizenship Fund committed to provide 2 billion servings of cereal and snacks, more than half of which are breakfast, to those who need it most around the world. As part of this effort, Kellogg’s pledged $1 million to No Kid Hungry to help increase participation in school breakfast programs. Kellogg and its charitable arm, Kellogg’s Corporate Citizenship Fund, have donated $68 million in cash and $129 million in products to charitable organizations across the world over the past five years alone.

Since 2015, all Safeway stores nationwide will raise funds at the check stand one month a year to help solve the problem of childhood hunger in America. Hunger Is, a joint charitable program of The Albertson’s Family Foundation and the Entertainment Industry Foundation, is designed to build awareness and raise funds in an effort to eradicate childhood hunger in America. No Kid Hungry is delighted to be a part of the Hunger Is program, alongside Feeding America, FRAC and other hunger-relief organizations. A year-round, national PSA appearing in print, broadcast, and on radio featuring Hunger Is ambassador Viola Davis will encourage all Americans to get involved.

School breakfast has the power to unlock a brighter future for every child. That’s why General Mills is proud to partner with Share Our Strength to ensure thousands of kids across the country can start their day poised for success with a nourishing breakfast.

Over the next three years, General Mills’ charitable support will allow No Kid Hungry to pilot, research, expand and raise awareness of vital programs like school breakfast, thereby increasing student access to meals in schools across the country — so that more children can begin their school day ready to learn.

General Mills brings to No Kid Hungry a 150 year legacy of making food people love as well as a longstanding commitment to increasing food security in communities around the globe. Since 1954, General Mills and its Foundation have contributed more than $2 billion to schools and other nonprofit organizations focused on strengthening communities.

Together with Share Our Strength, General Mills is committed to the goal of making No Kid Hungry a reality across the country.

Part of the nearly 100 year legacy of C&S is the belief that companies can and should engage in their communities to create social good. Toward that end, the company’s spirit of caring is demonstrated through grants, food donations and volunteerism where its employees live and work. Investing in and nourishing America’s kids – – with an emphasis on those who are experiencing or who are at-risk of hunger – – is at the forefront of C&S’ corporate citizenship and culture of giving back.

For more than a decade, C&S has proudly supported a variety of national and local efforts spearheaded by No Kid Hungry. From national events like the Rural Child Hunger Summit and the Conference of Leaders, to the widely used bi-annual Hunger In Our Schools Report, C&S has helped to fund projects that further the national conversation and bring leaders together to discuss the practical ways to solve hunger in their communities.

These national efforts are complemented by investments in communities across the country, helping to ensure that kids have the food they need both today and in the months and years to come.

Amazon knows that breakfast has the power to unlock student’s potential. That is why they have partnered with No Kid Hungry launching in 2017 to bring alternative methods of breakfast to schools around the US. Through this initiative, Amazon will help thousands of kids get the breakfast they need to learn and thrive.