2017
Kids Against Hunger:
Mission:
To significantly reduce the number of hungry children in the USA and to feed starving children throughout the world. Kids Against Hunger is not affiliated with or restricted to a particular religious group and does not discriminate on any basis when distributing its meals.
About Us:
The organization’s approach to achieving its goal – the eradication of world hunger – includes the packaging of a highly nutritious, vitamin-fortified soy-rice casserole by volunteers at numerous locations within the USA and Canada, and the distribution of those meals to starving children and their families in over 60 countries through partnerships with humanitarian organizations worldwide. Last year alone, volunteers at Kids Against Hunger’s food packaging centers across the USA packaged forty million meals for children and their families around the world and around the corner.
The Kids Against Hunger food packaging network consists of the organization’s International Headquarters office located in Omaha, NE and over 50 independent non-profit food packaging “satellites” across the U.S. and Canada.
Kids Against Hunger was incorporated in 1999, but the organization’s founder, Richard Proudfit, has been involved with various hunger relief projects for over thirty years. Kids Against Hunger is a nonprofit organization recognized by the IRS for tax-deductible donations under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
IT IS THE VISION OF RICHARD PROUDFIT AND KIDS AGAINST HUNGER:
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To continue setting up food packaging satellites in each state of the USA.
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To spearhead community and youth volunteer packaging of Kids Against Hunger’s highly nutritious meals.
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To deliver Kids Against Hunger’s food in the USA and worldwide through partnerships with other humanitarian organizations
Address:
24489 Hazelwood Drive
Nisswa, MN 56468
2018 or 2019
Confidence Learning Center:
Mission:
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To provide year-round outdoor education and recreation center for persons of all ages with developmental and cognitive disabilities
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To provide opportunities with the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community for language and cultural expansion, support and education.
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To enhance the ability and self-confidence of people of all ages with developmental and cognitive disabilities.
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To educate through “hands-on” outdoor and recreation experiences while meeting individual needs.
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To facilitate exceptional learning experiences for families, direct care staff, interns, and professionals in the field of developmental and cognitive disabilities.
Our Goals
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To further individual social adjustment and development.
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To help generate a feeling of self-worth and self-confidence through accomplishment.
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To develop a consideration of others.
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To develop an awareness and appreciation of the outdoors.
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To provide opportunities for enhancing physical fitness and furthering of physical development.
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To provide an opportunity to experience a variety of outdoor and leisure activities.
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To provide an opportunity for campers to choose activities they would like to participate in.
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To provide opportunities for reinforcement and support of other treatment programs.
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To provide opportunities for experiencing enjoyment and contentment.
Address:
Confidence Learning Center
1620 Mary Fawcett Memorial Drive West
East Gull Lake, MN 56401
2018 or 2019
Brainerd Public School Foundation:
Mission:
The Brainerd Public Schools Foundation works to enhance opportunities for quality academics, arts, activities and athletics for the students of the Brainerd Public Schools.
What is BPSF?
The Foundation was created in 1987 as a place to leave tax-deductible funds behind in the form of scholarships and for special activities not covered by general operating funds.
In 2016/17:
We helped to give $48k back through our 4A grants and over $102k in scholarships to graduating seniors.
Address:
Brainerd Public Schools Foundation (BPSF)
804 Oak Street Rm 209a
Brainerd, MN 56401
2017 - THREE charities working together
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70% Kids Against Hunger
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15% Confidence Learning Center
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15% Brainerd School Foundation