Kid Fuel Program

This program is being established in school systems across the country to feed children on the weekend who are on free and reduced lunch programs.  Through research and review it has been discovered that most of these children have very little to eat from Friday at school until Monday morning at school breakfast.  This program is to provide some food for the weekend. 

To establish this program within your church/school community you will need to contact the school system in your area to see if they are interested in participating.  It takes the cooperation of both organizations to make the program work.  The main goal is to try and feed as many children as possible.

It is recommended that you start small and begin with kindergarten children.  As your program grows you will find that the need exists in all grades, yes even high school.  The teachers themselves actually pick the children since they deal with the on a daily basis and know their circumstances.

A special thanks goes to local merchants involved in our program.

Dollar General Market

Walmart

       Local sponsoring churches are

Cheap Hill Church of Christ

Harper Road Freewell Baptist

Ashland City Methodist

Pleasant View United Methodist 

The way it works is bags of food are prepared containing the items on the attached list.  All the food is prepackaged and does not require any cooking.  The food list has been approved by a state dietician.  The bags are taken to the school on Friday and the teachers place the bags into the children's backpacks.  This is done as discretely as possible as not to bring any attention to the child.  The school is responsible for explaining to the children how our program works and that the food needs to last them for the weekend.  As a church you will deliver the food and never know which children receive the bags.  The church needs to bless the bags each week with prayer before delivering them to the school.

Suggested Food List

NORMAL WEEKEND

(2)     Breakfast Items

(2)     Juices   100%

(2)     Fruit Items

(2)     Cheese Items

(2)     Protein Items

(2)     Fruit Snacks

(2)     Dairy

(2)     Snacks

BREAKFAST ITEMS:                    PROTEIN ITEMS:

Pop Tarts                                           Peanut Butter Crackers

Small Box of Cereal                            Tuna in a Pouch

Breakfast Tarts                                   Nuts in a Pouch

Granola Bars                                      Peanut Butter Snack Bar

Cereal Bars

JUICE:                                             FRUIT SNACKS:

100% Juice Boxes                              Fruit Rollups

                                                          Fruit Twislers

FRUIT ITEM:                                           DAIRY:

Apple Sauce                                                Pudding Snack

Fruit Cups  

Raisins

CHEESE ITEMS:                                     SNACKS:

Cheese Crackers                                Anything Goes

Cheese/Dippin Sticks

ALL ITEMS ARE INDIVIDUALLY WRAPPED.  NO GLASS OR CANS ALLOWED.  NO POP TOPS.   ALL ITEMS MUST BE READY TO EAT.