Organizations Fighting Hunger

Description:

Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the world, one child and one community at a time. The Nebraska-Iowa Kiwanis District is an organization of 190 individual clubs, with approximately 6,000 Kiwanis members working toward the goal of "serving the children of the world."

Kiwanis clubs contribute to their communities through a variety of voluntary-service and fund-raising activities.

Activities focused on childhood hunger in Iowa include support for community nutrition projects through partnerships with:

• Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Nutrition Programs
• Nebraska and Iowa food pantries
• Food Banks' BackPack Program

These hands-on projects provide children from food insecure families with:

• Slow cooker and fresh produce classes taught by extension instructors with class participants receiving a slow cooker for their family and kitchen equipment they might otherwise not have
• Fresh produce donated from community, faith, school, and backyard gardens; meal-in-a-bag kits that teach nutritious meals easily prepared by elementary children; and similar programs to feed and empower food insecure families
• Donated groceries through "Red Barrel" food collections and "sack Saturday/Sunday" food drives
• Back pack foods for children to eat on the weekends and holidays throughout the school year

Young Children Priority One is an ongoing community service program of Kiwanis International that addresses the needs of children age 0-5 by focusing on 4 key areas:

1. maternal and child health
2. child care and development
3. parent education and support
4. safety and pediatric trauma

How to Help:

Individuals can join in the work of Kiwanis by becoming a member of their local Kiwanis club and joining in their community service work. Individuals, groups and organizations that would like more information about contributing towards Kiwanis's mission through partnerships should contact Mr. Bob Dunaway at bobdunaway@gmail.com. People who are interested in starting new Kiwanis clubs in their communities should contact Ms. Jan Burch at Burchhr@aol.com or 515-991-1483.

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