Sponsor a Family

Share your bounty!

Hunger can become more than an abstract concept for your child when you provide monthly groceries for a family in need.

How to Receive

Call 2-1-1, the human services hotline servicing most of the United States

Catholic Charities, Lutheran Social Services, or the Salvation Army

How to Give

This is a project through Family-to-Family, a national hunger relief organization that serves over 430 families in 27 of our nation’s poorest communities. For project details, go to Sponsor a Family.

What you’ll need

Your monthly donation
Depending on the option you choose, you’ll need to buy groceries and personal care items, along with a box and postage
Paper and writing materials (optional)

Instructions

Choose one of six ways to sponsor a family.
- Option 1 - Sponsor a Family: Sign up to be matched with a family. Your automatic monthly donation will be given directly to assist your recipient family in buying groceries and other necessities. To make the experience more “hands-on,” you send a personal care item and/or letter each month.
- Option 2 - Join Two-For-One: This more affordable option requires half the monthly donation. You and another donor family will both be paired with a recipient in need.
- Option 3 - Sponsor a Refugee Family: Family-to-Family’s new Refugee Sponsorship Program is a way to help families and individuals that have arrived in the U.S. seeking asylum.
- Option 4 - Sponsor a Holocaust Survivor: Help an elderly and impoverished Holocaust survivor living here in the U.S. put food on the table.
- Option 5 - Help a Family Bridge the Gap: Help a struggling, working poor family that isn’t eligible for most poverty relief programs because they earn just above the federal poverty level.
- Option 6 - Sponsor a Veteran: Sponsor an impoverished U.S. veteran living in poverty.

Reflections

What would it feel like to rely on another family to get your groceries and other necessities?
What types of food and other items do you think are most important to send someone who needs them?
How would life be different for you if you had to think about where your next meal was coming from?
What things could our family do if we needed to save on food costs?

Resources

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Maddi's Fridge by Lois Brandt
This book is both a joyful story of friendship and an emotional tale of hidden need. Children will be inspired to learn more--and to do more--about local hunger issues after hearing Sofia’s desire to help her friend.
Gettin’ Through Thursday by Melrose Cooper
A young boy is excited to have a celebration for making honor roll. Unfortunately, he gets the news on a Thursday, the day before his mother gets paid. But she still finds a way to celebrate.
The Table Where Rich People Sit by Byrd Baylor
A young girl learns from her family that being rich is not just about material wealth.