Day 21: Student Lunch Debt Relief
Feeding America
Feeding America is the Nation’s largest domestic hunger-relief organization, working to ensure that all communities have access to the food and resources they need to thrive. Through its network of nationwide food banks, food pantries, meal programs, retailers, farmers, and community partners, Feeding America provides nutritious food while also addressing the root causes of hunger.
Impact
Helped provide 5.9 billion meals in 2025
Sourced 7.2 billion pounds of food, including 3.6 billion pounds of produce, protein, and dairy in 2025
Rescues about 4.3 billion pounds of wholesome food per year
Has assisted with more than 312,000 SNAP applications
Part of a nationwide network of over 250 food banks and 60,000 meal programs
Learn More Here: Feeding America
Donate Here: Donate | Feeding America
No Kid Hungry
No Kid Hungry, a campaign of Share Our Strength, works to end childhood hunger in America by connecting children with the nutritious food they need to grow, learn, and thrive. The organization partners with schools, community groups, and government programs to expand access to school breakfast, summer meals, SNAP, and other resources, while also advocating for policies that make it easier for families to afford food.
Impact
Awarded more than $14.3 million in grants to 322 school districts and organizations in 2025
Helped schools reach 32,500 students with daily breakfast across 279 schools
In 2025, grantees provided 15.8+ million summer meals in rural communities
Helped more than 130,000 families access food-benefit resources in 2025
Learn More Here: No Kid Hungry
Donate Here: Donate | NKH
All for Lunch
All for Lunch is an organization dedicated to eliminating school lunch debt and fighting childhood food insecurity. It was founded in 2017 to partner directly with schools across the country to pay off students’ delinquent meal balances and establish reserve accounts that can cover future meals when a child cannot afford lunch. Its work ensures a family’s financial situation never prevents a child from eating alongside their classmates.
Impact
Has raised more than $2 million to eliminate school lunch debt
Has supported more than 1,000 schools
100% of donations made through a participating school’s page go directly to that school’s lunch-debt relief
In 2026, a $10,000 donation through All for Lunch cleared overdue meal accounts for more than 1,300 students in one Oklahoma school district
The organization works with schools and donors nationwide
Learn More Here: All for Lunch
Donate Here: Donate | AFL
