The Children’s Hunger Project is committed to supporting elementary school children in need by providing food packages they can take home on weekends and during school breaks. Our mission is simple: to ensure children have access to basic, nourishing food when school meals are unavailable.

Each food package includes easy-to-use, non-perishable items—such as Chef Boyardee single-serve meals, breakfast bars, Goldfish crackers or whole-grain pretzels, sunflower seeds, applesauce, milk, and juice boxes. These foods require no cooking or refrigeration, making them safe and convenient for children who may not have adult supervision or access to kitchen facilities.

Because of this support, children return to school on Monday nourished, focused, and ready to learn. With the help of generous donors and dedicated volunteers, The Children’s Hunger Project provides weekly food assistance and creates lasting, positive change for children in Brevard County.

In the above 2010 photo, a Riviera Elementary principal goes over a delivery of food from The Children’s Hunger Project with Sam Jordan, center, and Robert “Bob” Barnes, co-founders of the nonprofit.

This mission started with one school and 27 children. Today, food packages are assembled, packed and delivered to 4,800+ children at 60+ schools.