Winfield 5-year-old helps 'Feed the Kids'
Despite her young age, Addison White, a 5-year-old from Winfield, has made reaching out to her needy peers a priority. She recently spearheaded her own food drive to help needy, local children through the Humanitarian Service Project (HSP) located in Carol Stream. Addison has previously been involved in supporting HSP's endeavors to reach needy children by conducting a toy drive to provide birthday gifts for these children during her own birthday in March.
Addsion conducted the food drive by reaching out to her neighbors and friends. She advertised her drive with a personalized, handwritten letter which read, "I am collecting food for the kids that need food for the summer. Thank you for your help. Love, Addison." Addison's mother, Jill White, said that when Addison learned that a number of local children were affected by hunger, particularly in the summer without school based hunger intiatives, she "wanted to do something to help them right away."
The food Addison collected will go towards HSP's Feed the Kids Project.
This project benefits 100-125 families with roughly 350 to 500 children during the months of June, July and August. These children, who receive the majority of their daily nutrients from federally subsidized meals at school through the School Breakfast Program and National Lunch Program, experience a drastic reduction in nutrition during the summer months and often go hungry. By providing their families with a total of 750 pounds of food over the summer months, the Feed the Kids Project is able to relieve the hunger and stress that these needy children face. Each food package contains nutritious, vitamin-rich foods - 9 varieties of fresh vegetables, 9 selections of fresh fruits, 7 selections of frozen meats, at least four 25-pound boxes of non-perishables, and child-friendly healthy snacks. HSP also provides food on a monthly basis to impoverished senior citizens.
Contact the Humanitarian Service Project:
hsp@humanitarianservice.org.
HSP's website: www.humanitarianservice.org and the HSP's blog: humanitarianserviceproject.blogspot.com.
HSP 465 Randy Road, Carol Stream, IL 60188.
Contact the Humanitarian Service Project:
hsp@humanitarianservice.org.
HSP's website: www.humanitarianservice.org and the HSP's blog: humanitarianserviceproject.blogspot.com.
HSP 465 Randy Road, Carol Stream, IL 60188.
About The Humanitarian Service Project
HSP's mission is to alleviate the pain and suffering that poverty creates in seniors and children living in DuPage and Kane Counties, Illinois. Last year during the Christmas Offering, 1,600 children received gifts and 100 impoverished families received three weeks of groceries, frozen meats, and fresh produce. With the Senior Citizen Project, HSP provides a monthly food delivery and secret pal gifts to 120 low-income seniors. The Children's Birthday Project reaches the youngest underprivileged, making birthdays and Christmas truly memorable occasions for 900 children. Feed the Kids provides low-income families with groceries and fresh produce. HSP conducts an annual school supplies drive, which sends supplies to the DuPage Back to School Fair in addition to furnishing schools and individual children with necessary supplies.