The Policy Brief, Fall 2024: After the Election
Fundraise for healthy kids
Start your fundraiser
Join the movement of folks raising funds to nourish kids’ futures!
From dinner parties to athletic challenges, art auctions to birthdays, fundraisers can do remarkable things for important causes. No matter how you do it, the money you raise funds hands-on food education and school nutrition programs for students across the country.
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Why fundraise?
Currently, 18% of children in the U.S. don’t have the nourishment they need to learn and be well. Students can’t focus and learn if they don’t have access to nutritious foods. Food is as essential to learning as books, desks, and school buses—but too many kids are going without.
When kids also learn how to grow food in school gardens and prepare delicious, nutritious, and culturally relevant foods, they develop a sense of agency in choosing nourishing food. Together, access to free school meals and food education are key in shaping a more equitable future for all children.
FoodCorps students learn about chickens and eggs at Pierce Elementary School in Flint, Michigan.
What to expect
It takes about five minutes to set up your fundraiser with your email address. You can then personalize your fundraiser page or leave the preset page as it is. That’s it! You’re ready to start raising money for healthy food futures.
1. Set up your fundraiser
It takes just a few minutes to get started. Sign up with your email address. You have the option to customize your fundraiser page with a photo and a personal reason why you’re fundraising, or you can leave the preset page as it is.
2. Tell the world
When you have set up your fundraiser, you can start spreading the word. Tell your family, friends, neighbors, co-workers, and social media followers about it. The more people you reach, the greater the chance that you’ll meet your goal.
3. See your impact
No matter how you do it, the money you raise will fund access to nourishing school meals and food education. We’ll send you—and everyone who supported your fundraiser—impact stories and data, so you can see how your money helped thousands of kids across the country.
Need help?
We’re here to support you along the way. Please reach out to our team at fundraise@foodcorps.org.
Thank you!