These increased rates are projected to bring an additional $8 million a year to Hawaiʻi to support healthy meals for children.

The “Feed our Keiki” report finds that the USDA is providing far less funding to Hawaiʻi than it should, resulting in a financial crisis for Hawaiʻi’s child nutrition programs.

All through September, when you make a donation to the Nourishing Neighbors campaign at Safeway stores throughout Hawaiʻi, you’ll be helping more Hawaiʻi students start the day with a healthy breakfast.

Community organizations respond to delayed start of public school year by keeping keiki feeding sites open.

On May 5, Kamaʻāina Kids will open 9 new sites, including one on Maui.

Suppers being served in Kalihi and new sites in ʻAiea and Honolulu.

During this unplanned school closure, three SFSP sponsors—YMCA Honolulu, Parents and Children Together, and Palama Settlement—are opening food sites in low-income areas on Oʻahu for keiki.

Even fewer low-income children in Hawaiʻi are starting their day with a healthy school breakfast.

The state is foregoing more than $600,000 per year in federal meal reimbursements as a result.

All throughout this month, when you make a donation to the Hunger Is campaign at Safeway stores throughout Hawaiʻi, your money will help us expand school breakfast participation in our schools.

The 50-year advocate for the low-income community and founder of Hawaiʻi Appleseed Center for Law & Economic Justice will retire on August 31, 2019.

A national report released today shows Hawaiʻi has dropped to 43rd in the nation in providing free or reduced-price school lunches to keiki over the summer, but there is reason for optimism going forward.

The state is foregoing more than $500,000 per year in federal meal reimbursements as a result.