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All For Lunch and Lunch For All!
All For Lunch was established in 2017 and has been working to eliminate school lunch debt ever since.
All for Lunch was founded on one simple concept; EVERY CHILD SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO LUNCH AT SCHOOL. In 2017, All for Lunch founder Alessandra Ferrara-Miller heard a story on the news detailing an incident of the school lunch shaming of a young boy at an elementary school. With a 5-year-old daughter in kindergarten at the time, the reality of a child that young being denied lunch at school for financial reasons so far out of their control broke her heart and she knew something had to be done to help. Through her research, she found that lunch debt was a nationwide problem affecting kids in kindergarten through high school which came along with various forms of lunch shaming. From kids being sent home with stamps on their arms saying “I need lunch money,” to children doing custodial work in the cafeteria to pay for the cost of the meal, to having their lunch taken away in front of their classmates, and on and on children as young as 5 were experiencing these challenges daily as a result of financial circumstances completely out of their control.
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And So All for Lunch was born.
After forming All for Lunch as a 501c3 nonprofit, what started as a Facebook fundraiser to pay off lunch debt in the small town of Suwanee, GA grew into the organization that it is today. Supporting hundreds of schools across the country, All for Lunch works diligently to identify school lunch debt and make sure children have lunch debt wiped off their plates. All for Lunch continues it’s work towards the mission of eliminating school lunch debt, funding reserve accounts to pay for lunches if a child does not have funds, and raising awareness of childhood food insecurity.
All for Lunch relies 100% on donations to help support schools within the community to keep kids lunch debt free. Without your financial support, we would not be able to continue our work towards our mission of eliminating school lunch debt and making sure every child has access to lunch at school, regardless of their financial situation at home.
Alessandra Ferrara-Miller
Founder
Born and raised in California, Alessandra “Ally” found her way to Georgia in 2015 where she now calls the South her home. With a passion for giving back to the community, Ally leads a Girl Scout troop, serves on the Local School Council, and loves to find local opportunities to volunteer. Her background is in marketing and domain management and she loves all things tech related. Family is everything to Ally and she spends her free time watching her children’s sports or exploring the outdoors with her husband. She is a mom on a mission to eliminate school lunch debt and fight to make sure every child has access to lunch at school. All for Lunch and Lunch for All!
Emily Gerber
Social Media Manager
Hello, I’m Emily! As a military brat, I am from all over the South. However, I currently live in Oxford, Mississippi. I’m a graduate of The University of Mississippi, where I cultivated a passion for social media. In my free time, I love to spend time with my family and friends and my pup, Cocoa! I enjoy painting, baking, and traveling. I feel honored to be a part of this team, All for Lunch and Lunch for All!
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75% of schools nationwide have school lunch debt
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Your tax-deductible donation goes towards eliminating school lunch debt and fighting against childhood food insecurity. Together we can help make sure children as young as 5 years old in kindergarten can have access to lunch at school. With the average school lunch costing about $3.50 a day, your donation can help make a substantial impact in a child’s school day.
Recent News From All for Lunch
All 81 Elementary Schools in Gwinnett County, GA are Lunch Debt Free!
On 12/15/22 All for Lunch met with Gwinnett County School Nutrition Department Executive Director Ken Yant and Operations Coordinator Tiiloni Beaver and gave $75,569.92 to pay off the current lunch debt of all 81 elementary schools in the county. Gwinnett County is...
All 70 Fulton County Schools are Lunch Debt Free!
On 12/13/22 All for Lunch met with Fulton County Schools and paid off the lunch debt for every school in Fulton County! Now no child at all 41 elementary schools, 14 middle schools, and 15 high schools will go into the holiday break with school lunch debt. Paying off...
Lovin Elementary is Lunch Debt Free!
Today we paid off the lunch debt for Lovin Elementary school in Lawrenceville GA. Located in Gwinnett County, Lovin Elementary School is now going into the holiday break lunch debt free! Now no child at Lovin Elementary will have to worry about carrying a delinquent...
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