Help provide meals and hope to children across Miami every weekend.
Weekend Meals for Kids | Special Offering
In Miami-Dade County, thousands of children rely on school meals to get through the week but the weekends often mean empty plates and hungry nights. Through Caring For Miami’s Weekend Meals For Kids program, you can help bridge that gap.
Each week, children facing food insecurity receive a bag filled with six nutritious meals and a note of encouragement; reminding them they are seen, loved, and not alone. By giving to the Weekend Meals for Kids campaign, you’re not just feeding a child, you’re bringing hope, stability, and the love of Jesus into their lives. Join us in making sure no child goes hungry this school year.
How You Can Make a Difference
WEEKEND HERO: $10 Feeds a child for one weekend
MONTHLY HERO: $40 Feeds a child for one month
HALF-YEAR CHAMPION: $200 Feeds a child for half the school year
FULL-YEAR CHAMPION: $400 Feeds a child for the entire school year
Our goal is to feed 1,000 children, that’s $400,000, to ensure no child goes hungry this coming school year.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Weekend Meals For Kids program?
The Weekend Meals For Kids program is an initiative of Caring For Miami that provides weekend meals to children who are facing food insecurity. Every Friday, the students receive a discreet bag of food to take home, ensuring they have access to meals when school is out. Along with food, each bag includes a note of encouragement, an invitation to church and a reminder of the hope we have in Jesus.
What is the Weekend Meals For Kids campaign?
As our Mid-Year Special Offering, the Weekend Meals For Kids campaign will run from July 5th to August 2nd to help feed 1,000 students for the entire upcoming school year.
How much does it cost to feed a child in the Weekend Meals For Kids program?
With just $10, you can provide a child with six meals, lasting them an entire weekend. For $400, you can feed a child every weekend for a whole school year—that's 40 weekends!
Who does the Weekend Meals For Kids program serve?
The program serves children across Miami-Dade County who are identified by school staff as facing food insecurity at home. These are students whose families are experiencing significant financial hardship and who lack consistent access to enough food when school cafeterias are closed over the weekend.
What goes inside each bag that children receive?
Each bag includes six shelf-stable, nutritious meals, enough to carry a child from Friday evening through Sunday. The bags are designed to be child-friendly, easy to prepare, and a tangible expression of care, support, and God’s love.