No Kid Hungry (Share Our Strength)
Ending childhood hunger in America through school meal programs and food access
Our editorial assessment
No Kid Hungry's genius is in leveraging existing federal nutrition infrastructure rather than building parallel systems. The federal government already funds school breakfast, summer meals, and afterschool nutrition programmes — but millions of eligible children don't access them due to bureaucratic barriers, awareness gaps, and logistical hurdles. No Kid Hungry systematically removes these barriers: they help schools adopt breakfast-in-the-classroom models, train local organisations to run summer feeding sites, and advocate for state-level policy changes. The result is that every $1 donated connects children to up to 10 meals — not by purchasing food, but by unlocking existing resources. With 93% of spending going to programmes, this is one of the most efficiently run hunger charities in the country.
The problem they're solving
Over 13 million American children live in food-insecure households. Federal nutrition programmes exist to help them, but participation rates are often below 50%. No Kid Hungry closes this gap, ensuring that children who are already eligible actually receive the meals they need.
About No Kid Hungry (Share Our Strength)
No Kid Hungry works to end childhood hunger in the United States by expanding access to federal nutrition programs.
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How this score was produced
The GiveWise score is our own editorial assessment, produced with a weighted rubric covering program spending, transparency and governance, evidence of impact, cost-effectiveness, and leadership. It draws on publicly available reports from independent evaluators such as GiveWell, Charity Navigator, and CharityWatch, but it is not a rating issued or endorsed by any of those organisations. Read the full methodology →