WE ARE … Smart Lunch, Smart Kid

Smart Lunch, Smart Kid
Giving Back
Kim and sons Jontavious, Desmond and Jonathan – Smart Lunch, Smart Kid lunch recipients and volunteers
“I was at the lowest point in my life.
I couldn’t provide for my kids.”
When I moved here, it was rough during the summers to keep
my kids fed. We had nothing at first. No beds, no refrigerator.
What little food we had, I kept in a cooler, and I ran out for ice
every day. Things are better now – my five boys are all honor
students, involved in after-school activities and leaders at their
schools. But I remember how hard I struggled just to feed
them. We volunteer for the Smart Lunch, Smart Kid program
now – and I get my neighbors involved, too – because I know
what my kids went through. If I can see to it that other kids are
eating during the summer, I know I’m making a difference.
WE ARE Action Ministries.
WE ARE leading people out of poverty.
Action Ministries does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed),
gender, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation,
or military status, in any of its activities or operations.
At Action Ministries, we have a hands-on
approach to caring for our community’s
most vulnerable citizens. When we see
neighbors in need, we take action …
• A child is hungry, and we provide a
nutritious meal.
• A family is homeless, and we offer
shelter and support.
• A veteran struggles to adjust to
civilian life, and we reach out with
a helping hand.
• A struggling individual seeks a brighter
future, and we connect him/her with
educational resources.
Thousands of Georgians know what it’s
like to be trapped. In fact, Georgia has the
third highest rate of poverty in the country,
according to the U.S. census.
Action Ministries is breaking down the
barriers that stand in their way by filling
basic needs of hunger relief, housing and
education. They’re getting out and realizing
their potential.
Smart Lunch, Smart Kid, and we lead people out of poverty
WE
ARE
by providing hunger relief to hundreds of thousands of Georgia’s children.
Nearly 800,000 children in Georgia receive free or reduced-price lunch at school, a crucial meal that disappears in the summer.
Smart Lunch, Smart Kid, through the dedication of thousands of volunteers and donors, ensures that these children are fed in the
summer. Unlike other feeding programs, we take the food to the children in their neighborhoods, removing the barrier of lack of
transportation. In 2013, Smart Lunch, Smart Kid delivered 210,055 healthy lunches to children in the neighborhoods where they live,
along with enrichment activities and mentoring opportunities to ensure that their minds, as well as their bodies, are nourished.
And YOU can help ...
The work we do through our Smart Lunch, Smart Kid program is not possible without people like you, who give generously of their time and
financial resources to invest in their own communities. We offer opportunities for meaningful service and high-impact philanthropy. Every
action we take can be important to the greater good, and when we work together, our efforts are multiplied to produce extraordinary results.
Volunteer
Donate
Volunteer online at www.actionministries.net/volunteer
Donate online at www.actionministries.net/donate
·Make lunches and deliver to your area SLSK site
Smart Lunch, Smart Kid relies heavily on corporate and organizational giving,
which includes donations of funds and food. Leading corporations such as
Walmart, Gas South, WellCare and Sam’s Club have chosen to invest in their
communities by supporting the program.
·Decorate lunch bags
·Deliver lunches to children in their communities
·Provide an enrichment activity or
mentoring for the kids
Examples of the impact of your gift:
· $12.50 Ensures one child eats every day for a week
·Organize a food or book drive at your church,
school or civic organization
· $50 Provides lunch for one child for a month
· $1,500 Feeds one neighborhood for a month
·Enlist your colleagues in a “Volunteaming” effort
to make lunches as a team
· $4,500 Provides lunch for one neighborhood for the entire summer
Know a community that needs a feeding program like Smart Lunch, Smart Kid?
A donation of $20,000 helps launch a new program in a community.
Smart Lunch, Smart Kid
Action Ministries mobilizes communities to address the challenges
of poverty by focusing on hunger relief, housing and education.
School
is out!
Children who receive free or
reduced-price lunch no longer
have a guaranteed lunch meal
Lunches are assembled
according to a specified menu
& taken to the distribution site
Drivers load lunches
& deliver directly to
children in need
SLSK works with local
communities to identify
children in need
Congregations & community
partners work with SLSK to
set up distribution sites
Along with lunch, volunteers
provide enrichment activities
for the children
Children have
fun & a nutritious
lunch!
Executive Director - Hunger Relief programs • mhellman@actionministries.net • 770.905.9191
2160 Hills Avenue, Building 2, 2160 F, Atlanta, GA 30138 • www.actionministries.net
Yumm!