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NO CHILD SHOULD GO HUNGRY IN SOUTH CAROLINA

At No Kid Hungry South Carolina, we are committed to ensuring that every kid has 3 meals a day, 365 days a year.

We know what works, and we’ve made extraordinary progress for kids and families. That doesn’t mean ending childhood hunger is easy.

THE PROBLEM

We know hunger is a solvable problem, but every day it impacts children’s ability to learn and grow.

More than 18% of children in South Carolina live in “food insecure” homes. That phrase may sound mild, but it means that those households don’t have enough food for every family member to lead a healthy life. That’s almost 1 in 6 kids who may be struggling with hunger in South Carolina. Learn more Hunger Facts from No Kid Hungry

We have plenty of food in the United States. And we have child hunger relief programs that work. The problem is that not enough kids are able to access them. That’s a problem we know how to solve.

THE SOLUTION

Together, with our partners, No Kid Hungry South Carolina works to ensure all children have access to the nutrition they need to grow and thrive. Our dedicated team is working to end child hunger throughout the State. We partner with schools, community based organizations, and government agencies to launch and enhance programs providing healthy meals and expanding access to nutritious food and federal nutrition programs in their communities. Learn more about are areas of focus:

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Supporting Schools

We work with school districts, providing training, toolkits, and strategic grant funding to launch or enhance existing school meal programs – with a focus on breakfast and summer meals.

Building Community Partnerships

We collaborate with community based organizations and support innovative strategies to support summer meal programs and connect families to other critical federal nutrition programs like SNAP and WIC.

Advocating for Kids

We engage with elected and government officials to make sure that ending child hunger is prioritized by decision makers at all levels of government.

Advancing Equity

Childhood hunger is the product of longtime systemic inequities. We prioritize support to marginalized communities, seek out and share successful community based solutions, and work to address the root causes of hunger.

Our Team

Marissa Spady, Senior Manager

Marissa Spady is a Registered Dietitian and Senior Field Manager for the No Kid Hungry campaign supporting Tennessee and South Carolina. Since starting with No Kid Hungry in 2017, she has connected with school nutrition directors, community-based organizations, and partners across states to support children having access to three meals/day, 365 days/year through the federal child nutrition programs. Marissa is originally from the Hampton Roads area of Virginia and currently resides in Chattanooga with her husband and two children.

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Myeisha Coggins, Associate

Myeisha Coggins is an Associate for the No Kid Hungry campaign supporting Tennessee and South Carolina. She helps to manage the team’s communications and operations to support No Kid Hungry’s initiatives to improve food access. Residing in Georgia, she is a local foodie at heart and can be found buying farm-fresh foods from local markets or pulling them from her own garden.

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ABOUT SHARE OUR STRENGTH

No Kid Hungry is a national campaign run by Share Our Strength, a nonprofit working to solve problems of hunger and poverty in the United States and around the world. After 25 years of successfully investing in local nonprofits and helping find the best approaches to eradicating poverty and hunger, Share Our Strength launched No Kid Hungry in 2010.

As a child hunger organization, ending childhood hunger is our primary focus, though Share Our Strength continues to invest in and develop other campaigns.

Learn more about Share Our Strength and our other work at ShareOurStrength.org.