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No Child Should Be Hungry
Help KidsPak provide food for students in our community who face hunger on weekends and during the summer—so every child can return to school on Monday nourished, focused, and ready to learn.
Hunger is more than an empty stomach—it’s a painful barrier that affects a child’s ability to concentrate, learn, and grow. When students experience food insecurity, they struggle to reach their full potential and thrive as adults. The impact of childhood hunger ripples through families and communities, costing all of us.
Together, we can build a healthier, more hopeful future for every child.
Did you know that 1 in 3 students in Thompson School District qualifies for Free or Reduced-Price Lunch?For many, those school meals may be the only food they receive—meaning that without KidsPak, they could go hungry from Friday evening until Monday morning.
The long-term effects of hunger can include:
🎓 Decreased academic achievement
💣 Disruptive behaviors in the classroom
😔 Increased anxiety and depression
It doesn’t have to be this way.
Your support ensures that every child has the nourishment they need to learn, grow, and succeed.
This school year, KidsPak’s High School Food Pantries are now in every Thompson School District high school—and at The Landing, Northern Colorado's youth homeless shelter. These pantries focus on anonymity and choice, offering students the freedom to select from recognizable food brands that meet their personal needs and preferences. The goal is to ensure that teens using our services blend seamlessly with their peers, promoting well-being, self-empowerment, and dignity through choice.
Every spring, KidsPak hosts our City-Wide Food Drive—one of the largest community food drives in Loveland. This year’s event will take place February 27–March 1, with KidsPak volunteers stationed at every major grocery store in Loveland. Working closely with store partners, we make it easy for shoppers to purchase and donate the items most needed for our Weekend Food Bags. The drive requires over 400 volunteers and offers a fun, meaningful way for community members—especially students—to earn volunteer hours while making a direct impact on local childhood hunger.
Volunteer for the Annual Food Drive
By focusing on providing food support to food-insecure youth, KidsPak not only addresses immediate needs but also contributes to the long-term well-being and development of children. Partnering with schools, communities, donors, and volunteers shows a holistic approach to tackling the issue, leveraging various resources and expertise to make a meaningful impact. We do this work through our weekend food bag program, our summer meals program and other means of supporting our local youth.
In early 2009, a member of the Loveland Rotary Club in Colorado saw a national newscast about the explosion of weekend backpack food programs. Dismayed by the prevalence of hunger among school children, they contacted the Thompson School District to find out if they had a similar needs. While the school functioned as a safety net during the week, they had no way to support these kids during the weekends. Within a few weeks, Rotarians created the new program, KidsPak.
KidsPak works with the school district to help identify families in need. School staff are able to speak with parents/guardians to receive permission and distribute bags directly to the students, maintaining the confidentiality and dignity with which families are served.
KidsPak began with 34 students from three schools and, by the end of the first full year, was serving over 100 students. In 2021, KidsPak grew to become a 501(c)3 agency in its own right. This past school year, KidsPak was averaging distributing 650 bags a week to every TSD School and several community partners, including Sunrise Health Clinics, Salvation Army, Boys and Girls Club and Project Self-Sufficiency.
With food insecurity in our nation at an all-time high and SNAP benefit cuts likely, we are asking for your help to meet unprecedented need right here, in the community where you live. Your dollars are carefully stewarded, leveraging over 350 volunteers per year to make dollars count where it matters. Can you be a KidsPak Champion?
Organization name
KidsPak
other names
(previously Loveland Rotary KidsPak, since 2009)
2021
Tax id (EIN)
86-1897223
Category
Food, Agriculture & Nutrition, Education, Public & Societal Benefit
Organization Size
Large Organization
Address
PO Box 2078Larimer County, CO, US
Loveland, CO, US
Berthoud, CO, US
Weld County, CO, US
Boulder County, CO, US