In 2004, as he was dropping his daughter off at school, Mike Berry encountered a little girl that was crying on the playground. He discovered that she was cold, tired from sleeping in her car the night before, and hungry. This interaction planted the seed for Kids Aid and became something he couldn’t ignore. Mike wondered, “Why isn’t someone doing something about kids in our community going hungry?” Then he realized he was that someone, and so he got to work.
He started the program in his garage feeding ten children each week. Moving the operation to his office, employees and clients navigated around boxes of macaroni and cheese and sat on cases of peanut butter. Thanks in large part to Mike’s infectious enthusiasm, Kids Aid then ran a successful capital campaign in 2016 for its own (free and clear) warehouse to call home.
Kids Aid is now available in over 125 locations serving preschool through college-aged students, with approximately 175 volunteers proudly assembling and delivering an average of 3,000 bags a week.
When a child is hungry “being a kid” can be hard work. Kids Aid was created to provide food to hungry children within our community. Through the collaborative support of local schools, businesses and individual volunteers, Kids Aid is a community solution to “Helping Kids Be Kids.”
No child experiences hunger in Mesa County
To alleviate childhood hunger so kids can be kids
Our crew at Kids Aid may be small, but we are mighty. We have one full time staff member, one part time staff member, and seven members of our board of directors. It is through the incredible care and coordination of each of these people that Kids Aid not only keeps being able to serve our community, but to be able to grow our programming and develop new ways to help children and families.
We highly value community partnership and community contribution, believing that together we are better. Together we serve more families, elevate our and our partners’ programs and practices, expand our reach to underserved populations, support our community’s health and wellbeing and ultimately, alleviate childhood hunger. Through our collaborative partnerships with individuals, organizations, businesses, and funders, we can do so much—and we are immensely grateful for our relationships.
1240 Partners, LLC |
2h Mechanical, LLC |
Abram and Ray Kaplan Foundation |
Alpine Bank |
Alpine Cable & Construction Inc. |
American Lutheran Church |
Appraisal Management |
Asset Engineering |
Autopaychecks, Inc. |
Bank of the San Juans |
Bernie and Mary Beth Buescher Charitable Donations Fund |
Blythe Group & Co. |
Bray & Company |
Bray Commercial, LLC |
Breckenridge Ale House |
Burton Orthodontics |
Caerus Oil & Gas |
Caerus Operating, LLC |
Canyon View Vineyard Church |
Carpetime |
Cars Helping Charities |
Cendera Funding |
Center for Spiritual Living |
Chamberlin Architects |
Charities Aid Foundation America |
Christie Reece Real Estate, Inc. |
City Of Grand Junction |
Clough Family Foundation |
Colorado Elks Association Charities, Inc. |
Colorado Lions Foundation |
Colorado Log Furniture Company |
Colorado Mesa University |
Colorado Sheet Metal Workers Apprenticeship & Training Fund |
Community First Foundation |
Community Hospital |
Countertop Epoxy |
Country Elegance LLC |
Country Inn Motel |
Credit Union of Colorado |
Crossroads United Methodist Church |
DA Davidson & Co. |
David Tredway Woodworking Company |
DaVita Dialysis |
Debeque School District 49-JT |
Downtown Vineyard Church |
EC Electric |
El Pomar Foundation |
Elevate Kids |
Enstroms |
Faith Heights Church |
Family Counseling Center |
FCI Constructors, APC |
First Congregational Church |
First Light Home Care |
First Presbyterian Church |
First United Methodist Church |
Food Bank of the Rockies |
Fruita Lioness |
Fruita Lions Club Raffle Fund |
Fruita Rotary Club |
Fruita Thrift Shop |
Garden Village Affordable Housing |
Gear & Associates Realty |
Gears and Grinds LLC – Mountain Air Roasters |
Give Lively Foundation Inc. |
GJ Enterprises, LLC |
Grand Junction Kiwanis Foundation |
Grand Junction Rotary |
Grand Junction Rotary Club Foundation |
Grand Junction Seventh Day Adventist Church |
Grand Valley Fleet Services Inc |
Grand Valley Peace and Justice |
Heartsong Montessori |
High Country Beverage |
High Desert Dental |
Hilltop Community Resources |
Housing Resources of Western Colorado |
Idexx Laboratories |
Invest in Others |
Jewish Community Center Of Grand Junction, Inc. |
JLT Drilling Fluid Consulting, Inc. |
Junior Service League Of Grand Junction |
Keller Williams, Colorado West Realty |
Kiwanis Club of Grand Junction |
Kohl’s |
Kokopelli Real Estate LLC |
Kroger |
Land Title Guarantee Company |
LD Sessions, LLC |
Legacy Wealth Management, LLC |
Mays Concrete, Inc. |
Mercedes |
Mercer Automotive, Inc. |
Mesa County Sherriff’s Office |
Mesa County United Way |
Mesa County USBC |
Mesa County Valley School District 51 |
Mesa Investments LLC |
Midwest Veterinary Partners |
Monument Baptist Church |
Mountain Aire Medical Supply, LLC |
National Christian Foundation Rocky Mountains |
Newcomers Club |
Oldcastle SW Group |
OneHope |
Pampered Chef |
Petroleum and Mining Club |
Plateau Valley School District 50 |
Primary Care Partners, Inc. |
Redlands Lions Club |
Redlands United Methodist Church |
Renaissance Charitable Foundation |
Rexel |
Reynolds Polymer Technology, Inc. |
Robert N. Gaby Estate |
Robinson and Co Realty, LLC |
Rocky Mountain Health Foundation |
RSI Entech |
Saint Matthew’s Episcopal Church |
Sam’s Club #6360 |
Shelter Insurance: Carrie Konakis & Kerry Phillips |
Sienna Creek Homes |
Sorter Construction Inc |
Sorter Construction, Inc. |
St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church/Ladies Fellowship |
Stillwater Cowboy Church |
STRIVE |
Supporters of Jose Luis Chavez |
Temple Buell Foundation |
Texas Presbyterian Foundation |
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints |
The Cranston Family Foundation |
The Great Greek |
The Kroger Co. Foundation |
The Untouchables Custom Embroidery |
Third Sector Innovations, Inc. |
TIL Construction, LLC. |
Timberwolf Welding, Inc. |
Together Rising, Inc. |
Towner Real Estate |
Trailhead Institute DBA CFPHE |
Triple S Steel Family Fund |
U.S. Charitable Gift Trust |
United Methodist Women – Crossroads Methodist Church |
United Way of Mesa County |
Vestafjell Lodge 6-146 Sons of Norway |
Walmart #4491 |
Walmart Foundation |
Walter Environmental Group INC |
Western Colorado Community Foundation |
Western Colorado Contractors Association |
Western Healthcare Alliance |
Western Slope Auto Company |
Wheels of Faith Chapter 959 |
White Castle Roofing & Contracting INC. |
Whitewater Building Materials |
Wilson Family Foundation |
To keep our community informed, we do our best to distribute an information-packed newsletter three times per year as well as postcards and email updates. For more frequent updates and current information, we use our social media platforms—Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter—to share updates about upcoming events, opportunities, and program changes. We’d love to keep in touch, so please follow us on your preferred platform!
For more in depth information about our organization, including current 990s, please visit our GuideStar Profile.
Kids Aid is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing for the needs of children, with a primary focus on supplying food to hungry kids.
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