BRIGHTON

PACKING INFORMATION

Brighton Education Community Center
850 Spencer Rd.
Brighton, MI 48116

Tuesday 1 pm

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STEERING COMMITTEE

Chairperson:
Kay Nicholas

Jeanne Blazo
Linda Kemmerling
Barbara Milhizer
Kris Hurlbert

 

COMMUNITY PARTNERS

 

Brighton Community Partners 10-2024

Fueling Kids’ Futures – Brighton, MI is a “neighbor-helping-neighbor” program designed to help bridge the nutritional needs gap of children in the Brighton Area School District.  Each week, we distribute bags filled with enough non-perishable food for the weekend to students who qualify for the Federal Free & Reduced Lunch program. Currently, there are about 800 eligible children.

The goal of Fueling Kids’ Futures is to keep these students from going hungry on the weekends which helps remove barriers to academic success.

The Brighton Fueling Kids’ Futures program started 2017.  We are currently serving children in Junior Kindergarten through 6th grade.  This serves Brighton’s four elementary schools (JK-4) and the intermediate school (5th & 6th).  Our goal is to raise sufficient money each year to offer this program to all the schools within the Brighton Area School District.

Fueling Kids’ Futures Letter Writing Campaign

LETTER CAMPAIGN-Each year Fueling Kids’ Futures-Brighton has been very successful in funding their program using the old fashion method of a direct ask by letter.  In late July we sent out this year’s letters.  If you are one of the persons, organizations or companies who receive this letter, we thank you for your past generosity and hope you will continue to support us again this year.  Read More… 

Brighton Putting Meals Together Wearing Our PPE

2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR-provided many challenges for the Fueling Kids’ Futures-Brighton Steering Committee and the volunteers assist with the packing process.   This did not stop us from feeding children each week during the school year. Read More…

Brighton Come and Support the Program

$160 provides one child with food every weekend (6 meals) for an entire school year.  Currently we are serving 100 eligible children, so $11,000 is needed!

Besides monetary donations we can always individuals, groups, or company’s employees who want to assist with packing.  You can select to pack once, a few times a year, monthly, or as often as your schedule will allow.  Packing takes approximately one hour.  This is a great way to give back to the community but helping to feed hunger-insecure children.