Grants Help Feed Hungry Students

We're proud to announce that in our first year of this program, INAPEF members across the state were awarded $16,000 in grants to address food insecurity among students. With the generous support of our partners, we can help ensure that even more children have access to nutritious meals in 2025!  Please join us in the fight against food insecurity in Indiana's public schools!

The following education foundations were selected as grant recipients in 2024:

● $5,000 to Perry Township Education Foundation for a pilot program to provide weekend food support and backpacks, a collaboration with student services and the special education department

● $3,000 to Franklin Education Connection to supplement in some buildings, and restart in others, a weekend food backpack program

● $2,000 to Bremen Partnership for Education to purchase food for Bremen Bags, a weekend food program, and for healthy snacks for secretaries, counselors, and tutors to distribute at their discretion

● $2,000 to Garrett-Keyser-Butler Education Foundation to implement a new program to supply the resource room with nutritional snacks and easily prepared meal items for students to take home over the weekend

● $2,000 to Greenwood Education Foundation to supply healthy classroom snacks to students already receiving free or reduced lunches

• $2,000 to Lawrence Township Schools Foundation to supply Chuck's Closet, a food and clothing outlet for MSDLT, run by the adult learning program, Empowered Pathways.

Through this collaborative effort, these education foundations will receive vital support to combat food insecurity within their districts. The grants will enable schools to provide nutritious meals to students in need, ensuring that every child has access to adequate food resources for their well-being and academic success.