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Building Our Table Longer
One Seat At a Time

Kids Meal Kits Registration

✨Christmas Break Meal Kits Are Coming! ✨
We’ll be announcing our Christmas Break pick-up dates later this week, and we’re excited to share that we’ve added a new pick-up location in Sanderson to make things even easier for families.

Thank you for letting us serve our community one meal, and one little seat at the table,at a time

Celebrating Kids in Our Community,
One Birthday at a Time

At Saving Seats, our heart has always been to make sure every child feels seen, celebrated, and cared for. And now, we’re excited to share a brand-new program: Birthday Cakes for Kids in Need.

So many families in our community are facing financial hardship, and something as simple as a birthday cake can feel out of reach. We want to help fill that gap. Starting this month, families who are experiencing difficult circumstances can request a birthday cake for their child, completely free.

How it works:

Teachers, Sunday school leaders, guardian ad litems, social workers, youth pastors, and community program directors and social workers nominate a child to receive a Birthday cake
We ask a few simple questions to make sure these cakes go to kids who truly need them.
Cakes are available for children in Baker County, Union, and Bradford.. Pickup instructions will be provided after your request is approved.

Our goal is to make birthdays feel special again, one child at a time.
If you’re a parent in need, or you know someone who could benefit from this program, we’re here to help.

And if you’d like to sponsor a child’s birthday cake and make a little magic happen — we’d love to have you involved.

Because every child deserves to be celebrated

About Our
Organization

Saving Seats is a community-focused organization built on one simple belief: life isn’t about building higher fences, it’s about building longer tables.

We connect people in our communities with practical help, meal kits, and opportunities to show up for one another.

And one of the most important ways we do that? Meal kits during school holiday breaks.Because those are the weeks when kids face the biggest food insecurity.

When school cafeterias close, breakfast and lunch programs pause… but hunger does not.

These kits are shelf-stable, easy to prepare, and include everything needed to make a full meal at home even for a teen or child helping take care of younger siblings.

School holidays should feel like a break not a stressful time for a child to figure out where their next meal will come from.

1 in 5 kids

face food insecurities in the United States

29%

of kids reported missing meals due to lack of food.

Every Kid

Deserves A Seat at the Table

Shelf Stable Meal Kit Recipes

Register for Kids Meal Kit

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Blessing Box locations

How to help stand in the gap

Donate

All we’re asking from our community is a little kindness in the form of shelf-stable ingredients. Every donation—big or small—helps a neighbor in need. Click the link below to see the items we’re most often in need of and how you can help keep our community cared for.

Donate

Volunteer

We’re always looking for volunteers to help hand out meal kits during times when school is not in session. Most volunteer shifts last about two hours and take place in the evening before school breaks or holidays. Locations vary but are always right here in Macclenny.

Volunteer