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Outstanding Volunteer Organization - IM Kids 3rd Meal
Outstanding Volunteer Organization Award: honors service clubs, nonprofit, faith-based, veteran, disaster preparedness and other organizations that make a demonstrated difference in their community.
IM KIDS 3RD MEAL provides food insecure children with an evening meal, preventing their school-provided lunch from being their last meal of the day. In Montcalm and Ionia Counties, 1 in 5 children are food insecure. In just two years of operation, IM Kids 3rd Meal has addressed a massive community need by providing over 145,177 third meals to more than 500 elementary students. More than 9,000 volunteers have served over 15,561 hours with the program. “Childhood hunger is something that impacts all of our communities,” said Brian Talbot, one of the organization’s community partners. “We are happy to be able to support IM Kids 3rd Meal in their efforts to provide these children with access to enough nutritious food necessary for a healthy lifestyle.”