Every Meal

Every Meal leverages community and school partnerships to fight child hunger by providing a weekend's supply of food to hungry children.

Every Meal's main measurements of success are: (1) the number of children reached and the amount of food they receive, (2) the observable impact the food has made in the lives of participating children, and (3) the level of depth of the relationship formed between the community groups and the schools.

Every Meal facilitates a partnership between community organizations, such as churches, and schools. The church or organization sponsors a school, which encompasses investing in the relationship with the school and also paying for, packing, and distributing food directly to the children. Every Meal provides the logistical, sourcing, and organizational expertise necessary to execute the process of providing a weekend food supply.

The goal of the partnerships is to feed hungry children while developing a lasting relationship between the community and the school.

Every Meal leverages an innovative approach to fighting child hunger. We develop and support successful partnerships between sponsoring community organizations and schools in need. Meanwhile, we manage the operations of a weekend food program such as sourcing, inventory management, packing events, storage and delivery of the food. Our role allows community groups to fight child hunger through a program they would otherwise be unable to manage. This partnership-based model has positioned us to make a broad and sustained impact in the fight against child hunger.

Our partnerships are substantial; school districts, churches, schools, Fortune 500 Companies, local businesses, synagogues, local, national and international non-profit organizations and more. Our network is key to our success. Combining our partnership network with The Every Meal's logistical expertise is our essential capability and is what allows our impact to continuously increase.

In the 2012-2013 school year, Every Meal operated in 2 schools in the Twin Cities, served approximately 350 children weekly, and distributed approximately 20,000 meals.

In the 2013-2014 school year, Every Meal grew to 13 schools, served approximately 650 children weekly, and distributed 53,117 meals.

The 2014-2015 school year, 40 schools were a part of The Every Meal's network, serving approximately 2,300 children weekly, and distributing 222,236 meals.

The 2015-2016 school year, 96 schools were a part of Every Meal's network, serving approximately 3,900 children, and distributing 418,566 meals.

The 2016-2017 school year, 144 schools were a part of The Every Meal's network, serving approximately 4,400 children, and distributing 571,263 meals.

The 2017-2018 school year, 222 distribution locations were a part of The Every Meal's network, serving approximately 8,675 children, and distributing 750,241 meals.

The 2018-2019 school year, 271 distribution locations were a part of The Every Meal's network, serving approximately 9,714 children, and distributing 963,133 meals.

The 2019-2020 school year, over 400 distribution locations were a part of Every Meal's network, serving over 10,000 children, and distributing 2,512,486 meals.

The 2020-2021 school year, 449 distribution locations were a part of Every Meal's network, serving over 10,000 children, and distributing 2,344,961 meals

The 2021-2022 school year, 632 distribution locations were a part of Every Meal's network, serving over 11,000 children and distributing 1,767,959 meals.

The 2022-2023 school year, 623 distribution locations were a part of Every Meal's network, serving over 11,400 children and distributing 1,692,266 meals.