Read the latest positive news, breakthroughs, and inspiring stories about childhood hunger, curated daily by BrightWire.
Men incarcerated at a Kansas prison donated over $4,000 from their own accounts to wipe out most of their local school district's lunch debt. Many remembered going hungry as children and wanted to make sure today's kids don't face the same struggle.
A fifth grader caught "stealing" school lunches wasn't being selfish. He was trying to feed his hungry younger brothers at home.
The Carolina Hurricanes Foundation just donated $50,000 to feed hungry kids who lose access to school meals during summer break. The gift will provide more than 150,000 meals to families across North Carolina.
The Carolina Hurricanes Foundation is providing 150,000 meals to children facing hunger this summer through a $50,000 grant. The donation helps families who lose access to school breakfast and lunch when classes end.
A winning bid of $9 million for lunch with Warren Buffett and Stephen Curry just turned into $27 million for two charities helping kids and families in need. Thanks to Buffett's matching pledge, organizations fighting poverty and childhood hunger are getting an unexpected triple windfall.
A charity curling tournament in Duluth raised nearly $170,000 to fight childhood hunger, then received a stunning $300,000 surprise donation that brought the total to $470,000. The event honors a late curling champion who believed in choosing joy even during his battle with brain cancer.
High schoolers in Imlay City turned a lettuce cooler into a meal-packing powerhouse, creating enough food to feed 276 children for an entire year. Their community raised over $30,000 and rallied nearly 500 volunteers to fight childhood hunger.
Local volunteers in Excelsior Springs, Missouri assembled 576 weekend meal kits in under 90 minutes to ensure elementary students don't go hungry when school is out. The kits provide critical nutrition to 45 children every Friday, bridging the gap until Monday breakfast.
