lyssa
June 10, 2024
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Meet Samantha
Meet Samantha – one of our Northmen Dens success stories because of you, your donation provided weekend food for herself and her family. She visited the MS and HS Northmen Dens weekly since middle school. She graduated this June, 2021. She loved the food, the brand-name shampoos, deodorant, Tide detergent,
lyssa
March 26, 2024
Give a Kid a Chance: Empowering Hungry Students through a Food Drive
Give a Kid a Chance: Empowering Hungry Students through a Food Drive In today’s world, millions of children face hunger and food insecurity, leaving them unable to reach their full potential in academics and beyond. Here in Emmet County schools, 44% of families qualify for free and reduced lunch.
Alana Moore
August 24, 2023
Student Hunger Doesn’t Stop with Summer Break
Our Teens Are Hungry Nine million children in the U.S. are living with hunger. That’s 1 in 8 young people. Hunger is a serious problem in this country, and although research has shown that households that have older kids experience higher rates of food insecurity than households with younger children,
Alana Moore
July 6, 2023
2022 Annual Report
At Northmen Den Youth Services, we’re fortunate to receive funding, services, and additional support from our amazing network of individual donors and volunteers, as well as other agencies and foundations. We know that our programming would not be possible without this community support, and we do our very best to
Alana Moore
June 14, 2023
It’s Smoothie Summer – Let’s Get Nutritious!
It’s Smoothie Summer – Let’s Get Nutritious! June 21 is National Smoothie Day. Let’s look at easy, inexpensive smoothie recipes we can use to celebrate AND add nutrition into our summer diets! In today’s fast-paced world, it’s essential to find quick and nutritious solutions to fuel our bodies. At Northmen
Alana Moore
June 9, 2023
Creating a Culture of Kindness: Partnership Gives Renewed Life to former ‘Cheetos Club’
Creating a Culture of Kindness: Partnership Gives Renewed Life to former ‘Cheetos Club’ Northmen Den Youth Services is partnering with Cheetos Club – now Plan to be Kind – as a fiscal sponsor and active program partner, focused together on empowering youth in Emmet County. While a funeral inherently signifies
Alana Moore
June 9, 2023
Hunger Hurts: One Story of Healing from Food Insecurity
Emptiness, gnawing, cramping abdominal pain, dizziness, headache and hopelessness – these are only a few of the symptoms of a grievous, albeit completely preventable, condition known as … hunger. Maddie is one of those students who was hungry. As a 7th grader, she came to Northmen Dens looking for help.
Alana Moore
December 13, 2022
A Life-Changing Moment for a Student
Northmen Dens Youth Pantries helps break the cycle of poverty. In Michigan, 1 in 5 kids struggles in poverty. Here in Petoskey, 1 in 3 children are dealing with hunger daily. In rural areas like Emmet County, parents tend to have less education and are more often underemployed, meaning children
Alana Moore
October 24, 2022
Heartfelt Lunch Notes Lift Up Sandwich Brigade Volunteers, Students
The Sandwich Lunch Brigade at Concord Academy is truly a community program with a lot of emotional appeal.
Alana Moore
July 28, 2022
