Feeding the Future

$25,000 goal will provide 20,000 meals to 336 children in Liberia.

You can help provide food for 336 children in Liberia.

Many children in the L.A.C.E.S. program only eat one meal a day. We refuse to ignore such a serious problem so after every game and practice our youth come together and eat a nutritiously infused meal.

We need your help to make this possible.

Feeding the Future

One meal costs $1.25, our goal is to raise $25,000 to provide 20,000 meals.
As meals are donated, our plate will become fuller.
Once all 20,000 meals are provided, we will have a full plate of nutritious Liberian food!
Every dollar counts!

$45 = 36 meals
$180 = 144 meals
$420 = 336 meals
$1,260 = 1,008 meals
$5,040 = 4,032 meals

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36 meals to feed a team of 12 for a week
144 meals to feed a team of 12 for a month
336 meals to feed all of L.A.C.E.S. youth for a day
1,008 meals to feed all of L.A.C.E.S. youth for a week
4,032 meals to feed all of L.A.C.E.S. youth for a month

$45
$180
$420
$1,260
$5,040

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Goal

meals

Sponsored so far

meals

With your gift, children...

Receive 3 meals a week

L.A.C.E.S. ensures after every practice and game, every child is provided with a meal.

Have their nutritional needs met

Meals start with a rice base, followed with a stew containing dietary supplements to maximize their nutritional value.

Experience a family atmosphere

Players come together to share a meal as a family, building bonds with their teammates and mentors.

L.A.C.E.S. has...

Served

children

Spent

hours eating together

Provided

meals

What food means to our youth

Using L.A.C.E.S. as a case study, a group of researchers explored the effects that sports can have on the development of youth and its impact on community harmony. The interviewer questioned our youth about the struggles they faced before joining the program, and this is what they had to share:

Interviewer: Why do you steal sometimes?

Youth: Because I’m hungry. When I see [food], I do steal it.

Interviewer: Who helps you right now?

Youth: Who help me now? L.A.C.E.S. tries to help me. Provide food for me to eat. And comfort me.

Cook’s Highlight

Mamie Johnson has been with the program for over five years and continues to be behind the preparation of the meals given to our youth, preparing 600 meals every week. L.A.C.E.S. is grateful to have such a wonderful and dedicated person in our team.

“I love to feed so many children, especially, I love seeing the children happy because if they eat, they can play.”

Cooking in the Time of Covid

When Liberia adopted lockdown measures, L.A.C.E.S. extended its support system, making sure that no child would have to be concerned about not having food, so they could keep thriving during those uncertain times. L.A.C.E.S. provided the food and the coaches cooked for them, every day.

Learn more about our COVID-19 relief work on our blog.

Testimonals from Kids and Coaches

“L.A.C.E.S. treats me good and is feeding me. If I had never found L.A.C.E.S. my life was going to be spoiled but the lessons I am learning at L.A.C.E.S. are helping me to make good changes day by day. ”

“L.A.C.E.S. is just a place that you want to be. You just have a feeling and you want to come back.”

“LACES is helping us get away children from the street and getting them back to their parents. We are teaching the positive and negative parts of life. I am happy because we all have become one now. I am very happy that I have met another family again.”

“I would have still been in poverty and on the streets working all day to eat twice a day without L.A.C.E.S.”

“It is the mentoring aspect of the program that the community really loves. L.A.C.E.S. makes a real difference, long-term, in these kid's lives.”

“Sometimes I don't eat and go to sleep hungry. I like that L.A.C.E.S. gives me food. L.A.C.E.S. feeds me and encourages me. I have learned so many things at L.A.C.E.S.! Like if someone does something (bad) to you, it is good to forgive that person. Honesty, team work, self-esteem, working with your opponents when they start acting up on the field and telling them to calm down, and all sorts of things. “

“I enjoy when I am doing my job and I see how the children are responding to me, they are improving in playing kickball, … . It makes me happy.”

"Everyday, I wash dishes, and draw water to get money for food. Sometimes I steal, but now with L.A.C.E.S. I stop stealing because my coach teach me about self-esteem, discipline, honesty, many things."

"My favorite part of L.A.C.E.S. is the feeding program and the mentoring for the children. This part really makes me feel happy to be a L.A.C.E.S. coach"

Feeding the Future

You can help provide food for 336 children in Liberia.

Many children in the L.A.C.E.S. program only eat one meal a day. We refuse to ignore such a serious problem so after every game and practice our youth come together and eat a nutritiously infused meal. We need your help to make this possible.

Goal

Sponsored so far

Receive 3 meals a week

Have their nutritional needs met

Experience a family atmosphere

Served

Spent

Provided

Cook’s Highlight

“I love to feed so many children, especially, I love seeing the children happy because if they eat, they can play.”

Cooking in the Time of Covid

Testimonals from Kids and Coaches

Many children in the L.A.C.E.S. program only eat one meal a day. We refuse to ignore such a serious problem so after every game and practice our youth come together and eat a nutritiously infused meal.

We need your help to make this possible.