February 4, 2026

Hand2Hand donations

Rockford Public Schools is teaming up with Hand 2 Hand again this year to help raise awareness for the support needed by hungry kids in our district. The top raising school will get a fresh-baked cookie day from Dr Matthews! Hand 2 Hand h2hkids.org - (616) 209-2779 - 306 Chicago Dr. Jenison, MI 49428 Nearly 65,000 children in West Michigan are at risk of hunger. That's roughly 834 school buses filled with kids being dropped off at home each weekend, who are at real risk of having little to no food for 68 hours! Hand2Hand exists to eliminate that 68-hour gap so every kid has an opportunity to thrive. They do this by mobilizing schools, churches, businesses, foundations, and individuals to provide a backpack of nutritious food over the weekend and extended school breaks. Beyond physical nutrition, this food provides hope for students who are experiencing hunger. RPS wants to do our part and join volunteers across West Michigan who drive the Hand2Hand grassroots movement to eliminate child hunger ... because a hungry child hurts. • RPS has 163 Students getting H2H assistance. • Each Friday, H2H delivers backpacks of food to each of these students discreetly to keep them from going hungry over the weekend. • A backpack with 2 days' worth of food is approximately $4.00. • RPS students utilize $23,000 a year of H2H resources. • H2H helps over 10,200 students across 280 schools and 145 churches throughout West Michigan. HOW TO DONATE: February 2nd – 13th Bring your donations to your school office. For every four dollars collected, a backpack gets placed on your school wall. Bring in a dollar and share a backpack with four friends or bring in all four dollars for yourself! The entire district will compete to see who can collect the most backpacks by raising the most money to feed hungry children in our community. The school that raises the most money will get a Cookie Day from Dr. Matthews!

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