About Milford Food 2 Kids

Mission: To feed local school children who have little or no
food resources during the weekend away from school.

Milford Food 2 Kids is an initiative of the First United Church of Christ, Milford, in collaboration with CT Food Bank, and in partnership with our schools and many caring individuals, civic organizations, communities of faith and groups in Milford.  We attend to the needs of local children who have little or no food during the weekend away from school.  

Milford is not unique.  Food insecurity among children in CT has risen over the past several years. According to CT Foodshare, 1 in 6 children are food insecure in CT.  And Nation-wide, 14 million children experience food insecurity.

The school year 2015-16 saw the program grow from 26 students served in Winter/Spring of 2016 to serving over 230 students at 18 elementary, middle, high schools and services in the spring of 2024.

To expand the program to support the ongoing need throughout the Milford Community, we continued to seek donors and sponsors for children in need in all of our schools.

We are trying to build a sustainable program because the child who eats today is going to be hungry tomorrow. We need the community to take on this mission with us so that we can reach our goal for 2024-2025.

Our Vision for 2024-2025 is to break the cycle of food insecurity so that every young person thrives! To create that vision, takes ACTION. 

Read about Child Hunger in Connecticut. (from the Map the Gap study) 




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