Our December Seedlings recipient is Every Meal.

The Mission of Every Meal is to fight child hunger through community and school partnerships. Through their network of community partners, Every Meal works hard to get food to kids who live in food insecurity, which means they don't always know when they will receive their next meal. Every Meal strives to make a difference in children's lives by focusing on food "gaps"- the times when children aren't at school to access meal programs. They have had tremendous growth in the last ten years, going from serving one school with a weekend food program to serving over 10,000 children across 400 locations through multiple food gap programs. But with over 300,000 kids in Minnesota who don't have enough to eat, their work is not done. 

Every Meal develops and supports successful partnerships between sponsoring community organizations and schools in need. This partnership-based model has allowed them to make a broad and sustainable impact in the fight against child hunger, because they believe that it is not a supply problem, but a distribution problem. As a 100% community funded organization, Every Meal relies on donations to fulfill this incredible need in the community. With COVID-19 disruptions to school and life, donations have increasingly become a vital way to adapt their response to the growing need.