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No Kid Hungry is a campaign of Share Our Strength, an organization working to end hunger and poverty. Support Mendocino Farms from October 15 through December 24 via donations at checkout to No Kid Hungry in the amounts of $1, $5, or $10 and help feed hungry kids. Throughout the month of September, by ordering our seasonal, fluffy Pumpkin Pancakes, you are making a difference in a hungry child’s life. Visit another participating restaurant in your area, or visit No Kid Hungry online and find out where you can volunteer, donate or otherwise become part of the movement. There is no requirement as to how long or when you run your promotion. However, September is Hunger Awareness Month, and so we do encourage restaurants to participate for the complete month of September. We also heavily promote Dine for No Kid Hungry in the media, on social, and on our website—directing consumers to participating restaurants—during September, so it has its advantages.
Guests who donated $1 to $4.99 received a voucher for a free Whoopie Pie on a future visit, and guests who donated $5 or more received a booklet of offers worth $45+ on future visits. Guests wrote their names on donation cards that employees posted in the cafes to show support for the cause. Many even created eye-catching displays with the signed cards that attracted additional attention to the cause and the promotion. Breakfast is about to taste a whole lot sweeter as everyone’s favorite breakfast spread Nutella is partnering with No Kid Hungry once again to give back this holiday season! Through its partnership with No Kid Hungry, the hazelnut spread has helped connect kids with up to 6 million meals and counting. There are good reasons why your restaurant should be a part of Dine for No Kid Hungry, and feeding hungry kids is just the first one. Join the fight to end childhood hunger, inspire your guests, engage your employees and support your bottom line.
Why does world hunger exist?
The main cause of hunger worldwide is poverty. Millions of people around the world are simply too poor to be able to buy food. They also lack the resources to grow their own food, such as arable land and the means to harvest, process, and store food.
Through a customized, valuable promotion that you design with our support, you’ll be doing well while doing good for kids all across America. Join us and learn how you can stand out when you stand up for No Kid Hungry. Corner Bakery promoted the program with in-store signage and table sleeves, its guest e-newsletter and through Facebook and Twitter. They also helped guests understand the importance of the cause by including local statistics about childhood hunger in the materials.
We all need to do our part to end childhood hunger in the United States. The following logos represent restaurants that have reached “No Kid Hungry” level partnership status. For every 200 points donated a donation of $1 will be made to No Kid Hungry. For each Acai Bracelet purchased between August 30, December 31, 2021, Frutta Bowls will donate $1 to No Kid Hungry. Support Fresh Brothers and Feed Hungry kids via donations at checkout of any amount.
Featured Promotions
Stasher is donating a minimum of $1 for every “Let’s Fix Lunch” book purchased starting September 15, 2020. Hickory Farms will donate $5 for each Hickory Farms Give Back Give Box or Filet Gift sold, up to $300,000 combined. Dog Haus will donate $1 to No Kid Hungry for every “The Big Easy” sold.
For a comprehensive picture of how No Kid Hungry feeds children and how your donations make it possible, check out our most recent annual report. No Kid Hungry works to end childhood hunger in all 50 states, and our national programmatic and advocacy work supports state-level work to connect more kids with the food they need. To learn more, see the Local Market Content section of our Resource Center and check out our State Impact Sheets that detail No Kid Hungry’s work in each state. We know this is different from a lot of non-profit partnerships out there, and it’s part of what makes Dine for No Kid Hungry flexible to fit your brand and your goals. It’s also how we can unite the whole industry—we’ve removed the barrier to entry. Dine for No Kid Hungry is a guest-supported, fundraising campaign from No Kid Hungry. When your customers dine out with you, you can make a difference for the 1 in 7 kids who struggles with hunger.
Our Leading Partners
Round up your order for No Kid Hungry, or get a pin-up when you donate $3 to help feed hungry kids at participating Denny’s. Arby’s has been creating unique point-of-purchase materials to tell their brand story since joining Dine for No Kid Hungry in 2011. With our flexibility in fundraising models, Arby’s can tell a story that resonates with guests, team members and the community. In addition to donating 25 cents from every kids meal sold in our restaurants year-round, we increase our contribution during Dine Out as well. During the month of September, a portion of our Pumpkin Pancake Breakfast sales are given to the No Kid Hungry campaign. No Kid Hungry is ending childhood hunger through effective programs that provide kids with the food they need.
How we can stop hunger?
Education is the best weapon against poverty and hunger. It is especially powerful in underdeveloped countries. Education means better opportunity and more access to income and food. Additionally, some countries have food-for-education programs where students are given free food for coming to school.
Program School Meals Schools and school meal programs are at the heart of No Kid Hungry’s work to end child hunger. Shake Shack, a partner since 2012, has seen tremendous guest acceptance and enthusiasm around their annual Great American Shake Sale. By thanking guests for their generosity with an offer of greater value, guests returned the favor to Shake Shack in the form of visits, incremental spend, and loyalty. From quick service to fast casual to fine dining; from independent operators to franchisees or corporate-owned; from single to multi-unit…we will help you create a promotion that rocks.
Making Every Meal Matter
Sometimes a merchant will sell a particular item that appears to fit within the dining category, but the merchant may not have a merchant code that fits within that category. Therefore purchases with that merchant will not qualify for the promotion. Program Advocacy One of the most important ways No Kid Hungry works to make sure kids get the food they need every day is through advocacy. From November 17 – December 31, On the Border will donate .10 cents to No Kid Hungry for every Border Blast purchased. From now through November 23, Madewell will match each dollar donated in stores and on Madewell.com, dollar for dollar, up to $100,000. For every Kids Meals purchased, First Watch will donate .25 cents to No Kid Hungry.
Over 15,000 restaurants united with Dine for No Kid Hungry last year. Citi does not determine how merchants or establishments are classified.
- For every Kids Meals purchased, First Watch will donate .25 cents to No Kid Hungry.
- For each Acai Bracelet purchased between August 30, December 31, 2021, Frutta Bowls will donate $1 to No Kid Hungry.
- We believe the best memories are created when families do fun things together.
- For each completed quiz, Citi will donate $5 to No Kid Hungry, up to $50,000.
- Support Mendocino Farms from October 15 through December 24 via donations at checkout to No Kid Hungry in the amounts of $1, $5, or $10 and help feed hungry kids.
Customers also can donate directly to Meals on Wheels America and No Kid Hungry through item donation numbers and QVC’s Benevity platform. Dine for No Kid Hungry is a year-round, restaurant-led campaign to raise funds so that every child gets every meal, every day. Our experienced team can share best practices and ideas to help you create a successful promotion that fits your business. In-store posters, check toppers (presented on top of the guest’s check portfolio), and specific donation amounts printed on receipts for guests to select before closing out their check.
Employee contests to reach specific fundraising thresholds, and system-wide recognition of the high-achievers. Flyers for managers to distribute locally with business cards and to-go menus.
Take this quiz and test your knowledge of the most critical childhood hunger stats. For each completed quiz, Citi will donate $5 to No Kid Hungry, up to $50,000. Our case studies illustrate how restaurant partners run win-win Dine for No Kid Hungry promotions. At First Watch, we believe no child in America should go hungry. 1 in 6 children in the United States doesn’t have regular access to nutritious meals, and together with our customers, we can make a difference. You will also find great local market content to highlight your work with No Kid Hungry in your home state. Kids in the United States today face real challenges, as families and communities work to recover from effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
Make your brand stand out in your communities by standing together for a winnable cause that resonates with your guests, inspires your employees and supports your bottom line. The benefit of uniting an industry around this cause is that many partners are happy to share how they’ve created successful promotions to help end childhood hunger. No Kid Hungry provides grants, expertise, research and other support for local groups feeding kids across the country, as well as advocacy for policies that help children and families.
Core Partners
Dine for No Kid Hungry is a national restaurant campaign that raises critical funds and awareness to end childhood hunger in America. Last year, over 15,000 restaurants united with Dine for No Kid Hungry. Since 2008, our restaurant partners and their guests have raised over $70M to get kids the meals they need, every day. Our primary restaurant fundraiser to end child hunger is Dine for No Kid Hungry, a year-round, restaurant-led campaign to raise the critical funds that hungry children need. Last year, nearly 15,000 restaurants participated, and since 2008 our restaurant partners and their guests have raised over $91 million to get kids the meals they need. Between September 1 and 23, 2012, employees encouraged guests to donate $1 or more to No Kid Hungry.
No Kid Hungry is the only national campaign committed to ending childhood hunger in the U.S. This is a problem we know how to solve – but we need your help. From 10/23–12/24, when customers shop select items on-air, at QVC.com and on the QVC apps, $1 from each unit sold will be donated (up to a maximum of $100,000).
Running Your Promotion
For those of you in New York or Miami, take a spin on a Citi Bike between November 15 and December 31, 2021. For every ride taken, Citi will donate $1, up to $1 million in total.
Of restaurants say participating in Dine for No Kid Hungry leads to goodwill in their community. We believe the best memories are created when families do fun things together. Motivational messages about the program’s progress from top management to all store employees. The entire effort built on the company’s culture of Big Sky spirit—hospitality in its most expansive sense. It only takes a few minutes, it’s free, and there’s no minimum commitment. Program Research & Policy The No Kid Hungry Center for Best Practices helps school, state agencies and local nonprofits feed more children.
Customize a promotion that fits your needs, using our library of customizable promotional resources and our dedicated account managers. Program Grants See how No Kid Hungry has made an impact in a community near you.
Caliwater’s goal is not only to provide health benefits to our consumers, but also to raise awareness about the fight against childhood hunger. California Fish Grill is supporting No Kid Hungry all year-round with a minimum commitment of $35,000! For every new store opening, they will donate $500 and an additional $2 for every kids meal sold during opening week up to $500. Additionally, California Fish Grill will encourage consumers to donate at check-out in-stores and online. More than 7,000 multi-unit operations ran fundraising promotions in September during No Kid Hungry month 2012. No Kid Hungry removes the barriers that stand between a child and the healthy food they need, every day.
Inform them – Educate your team on the fact that 1 in 7 kids face hunger in America, and how No Kid Hungry is working to end childhood hunger, not just nationally, but also in your state. We have videos that speak to power of our work, and how the restaurant industry can make a difference. For each Kids Works meal purchased between August 30, 2021-August 30, 2022, The Simple Greek will donate $.10 to No Kid Hungry. You can also make a donation to No Kid Hungry with your catering order online and in-store. For each Kids Works meal purchased between August 30, 2021-August 30, 2022, Saladworks will donate $.10 to No Kid Hungry. For each Kids Works meal purchased between August 30, 2021-August 30, 2022, Garbanzo Mediterranean Fresh will donate $.10 to No Kid Hungry.
Beech-Nut will donate $0.25 for each sale of Beech-Nut Naturals Pouch 9 ct. Variety Pack and Beech-Nut Naturals Jars Variety Pack, with a maximum contribution of $300,000. You can make a difference for the 1 in 6 kids who could face hunger in the wake of the coronavirus.
