April 2013 – A great month for parents and school lunches

April 2013 – A great month for parents and school lunches

by | Feb 24, 2013 | Blogs |

As the first time Dad of a first grader, my responsibilities as a parent recently became more complicated. Before this school year, all I had to do on a daily basis was make sure my child stayed alive in my presence, but now I have added responsibility of making sure he not only eats elsewhere, he thrives in an educational system, so my mornings and afternoons consist of making sure his lunch is packed and his homework is done. While this parental challenge is no big deal to experienced parents, it’s been a significant learning experience on my end. But I’m not the only one who is learning through these daily challenges, my son has begun to take a keen interest in the contents of his lunch. Everyday he asks me how healthy his lunch is, and demands to know the nutrient content of each item: “How many nutrients do my carrots have Dad?”, “How much iron is in my sandwich?”, “Do pretzels have a lot of protein?”. I cannot express what a joy it is to see my child concern himself so seriously at such a young age about what he eats. With the joy of knowing I am providing my son with a healthy meal on a daily basis, comes the knowledge of knowing that millions of fathers are not given the same chance everyday. I think of all the parents who miss out on this simple joy by suffering from the burden of chronic hunger. They are faced with the terrible choice of not sending their children to school because the school cannot feed them daily,...
A look back at the journey of the first 25

A look back at the journey of the first 25

by | Jul 2, 2012 | Videos |

A short compilation of the 25 days the first group of advocates went through on their journey together along with images of all the things they are fighting for. 25 in Change – Journey 1 and World Food Program from Kenn Kelly on...