Become a Founder

We are looking for 600 people to pledge donations of $1000/year or more to fund our growth for the next 10 years.

Every Friday during the school year, The Tucson Family Food Project provides nutritious and generously portioned meal kits for kids to take home and cook for THEMSELVES in their own kitchens.

Help us create a sustainable fundraising source and empower kids with the life skills they need to be self sufficient and live their best lives. YOUR LEGACY STARTS TODAY.

Founder Levels

$1,000/year

Name engraved on Founders Wall of Honor

$5,000/year

Small individual plaque on Founders Wall of Honor

$10,000/year

Large individual plaque on Founders Wall of Honor

$25,000/year

Room named in honor of you and your family

$50,000/year

Delivery vehicle named in honor of you and your family

$75,000/year

Garden named in honor of you and your family

$100,000/year

Wing of building named in honor of you and your family

THANK YOU!!!

Why we need sustainable fundraising NOW

We are receiving uniformly positive feedback from the teachers, parents and most importantly, the students in our program. We are currently ready to scale up our operations, and want to take sustainable steps to ensure the long-term growth of our organization BECAUSE OUR MODEL IS WORKING!

LONG TERM GOALS AND STRATEGIES

  • ✽Grow program throughout Tucson

    We have identified 39 age appropriate schools in the Tucson Unified, Flowing Wells, Amphi, and Sunnyside School Districts to incorporate into our program.

  • ✽Restore and renovate a closed TUSD middle school to use as our flagship headquarters

    We are currently working with the TUSD to map out the details of this process. This project has been discussed with the Superintendent of TUSD, as well as multiple TUSD board members, each of whom has committed to voting for the project’s approval.

  • ✽Development of regenerative farm

    Using the remaining school grounds, we will start a regenerative farm to sustainably grow ingredients for our recipes, while at the same time serving as a carbon sink for the surrounding area. With widespread implementation of this model nationwide, we aim not only to Feed the Kids, but also help in the fight against climate change, addressing two of the biggest issues of our time simultaneously.

  • ✽National growth

    Replicate closed school model across Arizona and The U.S., feeding America’s food insecure students and their families—and empowering children by teaching them essential life skills and self-confidence.

What parents and teachers are saying about The Tucson Family Food Project

“I feel like they have gained a much deeper sense of self confidence and independence from being able to cook at such a young age and being able to provide a meal for their families.”

-Amadeus Seitz Wald, parent in the program (Pictured, taste testing the dinner his kids cooked for the family)

“It's an excellent program. It helps when there are no groceries at home for the kids on the weekends...This would help out a lot more families in a lot more areas. I think it's great, it's absolutely a help with everything - my kids, the food, the meals that we get to sit and talk about...I really do think it should be brought to a lot more schools."

- Iris Rodriguiez (parent in program)

“We, the Amerischools Family, are grateful to Steven and his crew of volunteers at The Tucson Family Food Project, who have changed the lives of our students and families. They have brought our families together in the kitchen and at the table; they have taught our children that eating healthy can taste good; and that food insecurity should not be stigmatized and that it can be addressed with love from our community members.”

- Shakira Smiljanic, Middle School ELA teacher at Amerischools Academy