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At Seymour Food 2 Kids, our mission is to empower youth to fight hunger in our community by providing weekend food bags and maintaining snack closets in local schools. We are proud to currently support all Seymour Schools as well as one elementary school in Oxford.

Seymour Food 2 Kids began with a simple wish from a kindergartener who wanted to help feed her classmates in need. Inspired by that moment, and with the support of our community, we launched a program in 2024 to provide weekend food bags and stock snack closets in Seymour schools. By 2025, we proudly expanded to include one elementary school in Oxford, extending our reach to even more children!

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Recent News & Events

Nov 10, 2025: Help Us Restock Our Shelves!

Our shelves are running low — and our kids are counting on us!

Each week, Seymour Food 2 Kids sends home bags filled with simple, nourishing food for children who might otherwise go hungry. As the need grows, we’re calling on our incredible community to help us restock and fill those bags with love.

🛒 Wish List: Amazon Wish List
📦 Drop-Off: 5 Sagamore Drive, Seymour, CT
💵 Venmo: @seymour-foodtokids

Every item, every dollar, every act of kindness makes a difference in a child’s weekend.
Let’s refill those shelves — together. 💛


Nov 4, 2025: Thank You To Our Amazing Volunteers!

What a night! Thanks to the incredible support of our volunteers, we packed 350 bags to help ensure local kids and families have what they need. It was a full house — and it’s because of your time, energy, and heart that we’re able to keep doing this important work. 💛

This week, in celebration of World Kindness Week, we also took a moment to read a book about kindness and handed out certificates to our amazing volunteers. It was a special reminder that the work we do together isn’t just about food — it’s about community, compassion, and caring for one another.Our volunteers truly are the kindest!

As many are talking about the growing uncertainty around food insecurity in the months ahead, we want our community to know: we’re preparing. Tonight, we packed extra bags so schools have them on hand for any child who may need support.

If your family could use a little help, please reach out directly to your child’s school. They can connect you with the resources available.

🛒 Want to help?  We’re working to keep our shelves stocked for the rest of the school year — and every dollar makes a difference. Together, we can make sure no child goes hungry.


Oct 25, 2025: Seymour Downtown Trick or Treat & Trunk or Treat

Seymour Food2Kids had a blast joining Downtown Seymour’s Trick-or-Treat and the community Trunk-or-Treat this October!

These fun events were a great opportunity to connect with local families, spread the word about our mission, and celebrate the Halloween spirit together. 👻

We’re always grateful for chances like these to raise awareness, strengthen community spirit, and remind our neighbors that together, we can make a difference. 💛


Oct 25, 2025: Riverwalk Circuit Training: Calories for A Cause

On Saturday, October 25th, our Seymour Food2Kids team joined in an epic community challenge to support Seymour Pink! Teams of four competed to see who could burn the most calories in 60 minutes on a Concept2 rower, Ski Erg, or Rogue Air Bike — with machines drawn randomly from a hat.

Every rep, row, and calorie burned helped raise awareness and funds in the fight against breast cancer. 💪💗

We’re proud to have participated in this incredible event alongside so many others showing their strength and community spirit. Thank you to everyone who came out to support the cause!


Oct 21, 2025: Valley Community Foundation Advisory Council Dinner

Amber and I were honored to attend the Valley Community Foundation Board Advisory Council Dinner this evening. It was an inspiring night filled with meaningful conversation and connections with others who are doing incredible work across our community.

A heartfelt thank you to the Valley Community Foundation for welcoming us and for your continued dedication to supporting local organizations like ours. Your commitment truly helps strengthen the impact we can make together.


September 23, 2025: 420 Bags Packed & Ready to Go!

A huge thank you to our amazing volunteers who everyone who donated to our food drive this past weekend! These bags will provide weekend meals for:
                🍎 50 kids at three elementary schools
                🍎 10 students at the middle school
                🍎 10 students at the high school
That’s 70 children in our community who can count on having food because of YOU!
We have bagging events about every 6 weeks. This is a family-friendly volunteer opportunity where children and parents work side by side. Kids love filling bags, and seeing firsthand how small acts of kindness can make a big difference for their classmates and neighbors. It’s a hands-on way to teach compassion, teamwork, and the joy of giving back. Keep an eye out for our sign up sheet about a week before the next event!

September 22, 2025: Snacks at Seymour High School

🍎 After a successful drive this weekend, we are loaded up and ready for snack deliveries!
A big thank you to Kenz and Amaya for dropping off snacks at the high school today — we couldn’t do this without our amazing community support. 💛


September 20, 2025: Seymour Stop & Shop Snack Drive

Today at our Snack Drive outside Stop & Shop, we collected 212.10 pounds of food and received $934.44 in donations!  We are so grateful for our incredible community who continues to show up for the kids we serve.💛
We had such an amazing group of kids representing Seymour Food 2 Kids. They stood proudly collecting individually packaged snacks and donations to help stock 

our snack closet for local students who need a little extra support during the school day.

As one child shared, “These snacks help kids in all Seymour schools who might not always have food at home or a snack at school.”🍎
One woman stopped to listen and, through tears, said: “I didn’t think I would cry at the grocery store today.” ❤️ She was moved by the kindness, compassion, and clarity these kids brought to such an important cause.
We are SO proud of these young changemakers who are so eager to share our story and grateful for our generous community.
A huge thank you to our amazing kid and adult volunteers who gave their Saturday from 8am–2pm to make this day possible—you are the heart of this program. Because of YOU, children in our
community will have full bellies and brighter days.

September 2025: Snack Drives at Meet The Teachers

Hunger pangs are the worst, especially when you’re trying to learn how to read! 💙
Let’s stuff those backpacks with snacks instead of growling tummies! 🎉 We’re collecting individually wrapped, shelf-stable snacks during Meet the Teacher Nights at all Seymour Schools throughout September. Got extras or snacks your kiddos have outgrown? Share the love and let’s make sure every student has the fuel to rock this school year

August 20, 2025: First 25/26 School Year Food Bagging Event

We were thrilled to kick off our first bagging event of the 2025–2026 school year! The room was filled with energy and excitement as kids, families, and community members came together with one shared goal—making sure no child in Seymour goes hungry.

What made the day extra special was watching so many eager kids take the lead—packing bags, working side by side, and reminding us that even the smallest hands can make a big impact. Their enthusiasm, laughter, and teamwork perfectly capture the spirit of our mission: kids helping kids.

Thanks to our dedicated volunteers, we were able to prepare hundreds of weekend food bags that will head home with Seymour and Oxford students each week, giving them the comfort of knowing they’ll have nutritious meals outside of school.

We are so grateful to everyone who showed up, gave their time,

and helped make this event such a success. Together, we’re not just filling bags—we’re filling hearts, building empathy, and strengthening our community.

Here’s to another amazing year of service, kindness, and connection—one bag at a time. From all of us at Seymour Food 2 Kids, we wish you a happy, healthy, and successful school year!



Recent News & Events

Nov 4, 2025: Thank You To Our Amazing Volunteers!

What a night! Thanks to the incredible support of our volunteers, we packed 350 bags to help ensure local kids and families have what they need. It was a full house — and it’s because of your time, energy, and heart that we’re able to keep doing this important work. 💛

This week, in celebration of World Kindness Week, we also took a moment to read a book about kindness and handed out certificates to our amazing volunteers. It was a special reminder that the work we do together isn’t just about food — it’s about community, compassion, and caring for one another.Our volunteers truly are the kindest!

As many are talking about the growing uncertainty around food insecurity in the months ahead, we want our community to know: we’re preparing. Tonight, we packed extra bags so schools have them on hand for any child who may need support.

If your family could use a little help, please reach out directly to your child’s school. They can connect you with the resources available.

🛒 Want to help?  We’re working to keep our shelves stocked for the rest of the school year — and every dollar makes a difference. Together, we can make sure no child goes hungry.


Oct 25, 2025: Seymour Downtown Trick or Treat & Trunk or Treat

Seymour Food2Kids had a blast joining Downtown Seymour’s Trick-or-Treat and the community Trunk-or-Treat this October!

These fun events were a great opportunity to connect with local families, spread the word about our mission, and celebrate the Halloween spirit together. 👻

We’re always grateful for chances like these to raise awareness, strengthen community spirit, and remind our neighbors that together, we can make a difference. 💛


Oct 25, 2025: Riverwalk Circuit Training: Calories for A Cause

On Saturday, October 25th, our Seymour Food2Kids team joined in an epic community challenge to support Seymour Pink! Teams of four competed to see who could burn the most calories in 60 minutes on a Concept2 rower, Ski Erg, or Rogue Air Bike — with machines drawn randomly from a hat.

Every rep, row, and calorie burned helped raise awareness and funds in the fight against breast cancer. 💪💗

We’re proud to have participated in this incredible event alongside so many others showing their strength and community spirit. Thank you to everyone who came out to support the cause!


Oct 21, 2025: Valley Community Foundation Advisory Council Dinner

Amber and I were honored to attend the Valley Community Foundation Board Advisory Council Dinner this evening. It was an inspiring night filled with meaningful conversation and connections with others who are doing incredible work across our community.

A heartfelt thank you to the Valley Community Foundation for welcoming us and for your continued dedication to supporting local organizations like ours. Your commitment truly helps strengthen the impact we can make together.


September 23, 2025: 420 Bags Packed & Ready to Go!

A huge thank you to our amazing volunteers who everyone who donated to our food drive this past weekend! These bags will provide weekend meals for:
                🍎 50 kids at three elementary schools
                🍎 10 students at the middle school
                🍎 10 students at the high school
That’s 70 children in our community who can count on having food because of YOU!
We have bagging events about every 6 weeks. This is a family-friendly volunteer opportunity where children and parents work side by side. Kids love filling bags, and seeing firsthand how small acts of kindness can make a big difference for their classmates and neighbors. It’s a hands-on way to teach compassion, teamwork, and the joy of giving back. Keep an eye out for our sign up sheet about a week before the next event!

September 22, 2025: Snacks at Seymour High School

🍎 After a successful drive this weekend, we are loaded up and ready for snack deliveries!
A big thank you to Kenz and Amaya for dropping off snacks at the high school today — we couldn’t do this without our amazing community support. 💛


September 20, 2025: Seymour Stop & Shop Snack Drive

Today at our Snack Drive outside Stop & Shop, we collected 212.10 pounds of food and received $934.44 in donations!  We are so grateful for our incredible community who continues to show up for the kids we serve.💛
We had such an amazing group of kids representing Seymour Food 2 Kids. They stood proudly collecting individually packaged snacks and donations to help stock 

our snack closet for local students who need a little extra support during the school day.

As one child shared, “These snacks help kids in all Seymour schools who might not always have food at home or a snack at school.”🍎
One woman stopped to listen and, through tears, said: “I didn’t think I would cry at the grocery store today.” ❤️ She was moved by the kindness, compassion, and clarity these kids brought to such an important cause.
We are SO proud of these young changemakers who are so eager to share our story and grateful for our generous community.
A huge thank you to our amazing kid and adult volunteers who gave their Saturday from 8am–2pm to make this day possible—you are the heart of this program. Because of YOU, children in our
community will have full bellies and brighter days.

September 2025: Snack Drives at Meet The Teachers

Hunger pangs are the worst, especially when you’re trying to learn how to read! 💙
Let’s stuff those backpacks with snacks instead of growling tummies! 🎉 We’re collecting individually wrapped, shelf-stable snacks during Meet the Teacher Nights at all Seymour Schools throughout September. Got extras or snacks your kiddos have outgrown? Share the love and let’s make sure every student has the fuel to rock this school year

August 20, 2025: First 25/26 School Year Food Bagging Event

We were thrilled to kick off our first bagging event of the 2025–2026 school year! The room was filled with energy and excitement as kids, families, and community members came together with one shared goal—making sure no child in Seymour goes hungry.

What made the day extra special was watching so many eager kids take the lead—packing bags, working side by side, and reminding us that even the smallest hands can make a big impact. Their enthusiasm, laughter, and teamwork perfectly capture the spirit of our mission: kids helping kids.

Thanks to our dedicated volunteers, we were able to prepare hundreds of weekend food bags that will head home with Seymour and Oxford students each week, giving them the comfort of knowing they’ll have nutritious meals outside of school.

We are so grateful to everyone who showed up, gave their time,

and helped make this event such a success. Together, we’re not just filling bags—we’re filling hearts, building empathy, and strengthening our community.

Here’s to another amazing year of service, kindness, and connection—one bag at a time. From all of us at Seymour Food 2 Kids, we wish you a happy, healthy, and successful school year!


Providing food to families is so much more than filling a plate—it’s fueling hope, opportunity, and a brighter future. When children and families have access to nutritious meals, they can grow, thrive, and reach their full potential. Alleviating food insecurity eases stress and worry, bringing peace and stability to households and supporting overall well-being.

When hunger is addressed at the family level, children can focus on learning, attending school regularly, and building the skills they need to succeed. Each meal provided is an investment in breaking the cycle of poverty and empowering families to flourish. By supporting access to food, we are not only nourishing bodies—we are nurturing dreams, strengthening communities, and shaping a healthier, brighter future for all.