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Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma Continues Annual Food for Kids Match Campaign

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(OKLAHOMA CITY) – Aug. 25, 2025 – Learning can’t begin until hunger ends. As thousands of Oklahoma children return to the classroom this month, the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma wants to ensure that no child goes to school on an empty stomach. Through Sept. 30, every gift made to the Food for Kids Programs will be matched, up to $290,455, thanks to generous support from the Masonic Charity Foundation of Oklahoma, Expand Energy, Mark and Beth Brewer, Dolese Bros, Energy Transfer, and David and Lezlie Hudiburg.
“Expand Energy is proud to support the Regional Food Bank’s Food for Kids Match because we believe every child deserves access to nutritious meals,” said Nick Dell’Osso, Expand Energy’s CEO of Expand Energy. “Our goal is to make our communities stronger, and this partnership allows us to make a meaningful impact by helping to combat childhood hunger in Oklahoma. Together, we can ensure that our children have the resources they need to thrive and succeed.”
Oklahoma consistently ranks as one of the hungriest states in the nation. The Regional Food Bank’s Food for Kids Programs help children and their families in all 53 counties served by the Regional Food Bank in central and western Oklahoma.
“No child should have to worry about where their next meal is coming from,” said Stacy Dykstra, CEO of the Regional Food Bank. “Through the generosity of our partners and community, the Food for Kids Match ensures students can focus on learning, not hunger.”
During the 2024–2025 school year, the Food for Kids Programs provided over 2 million meals to children in need across the state. These programs include:
  • Backpack Program: Provides kid-friendly, nutritious food to elementary school children who have been identified by school staff as being food insecure.
  • School Pantry Program: Provides chronically hungry middle and high school students with food to sustain them after school and over weekends.
  • Kids Cafés: Provides meals and snacks at after school and school break programs that offer tutoring and mentoring services to children.
  • Summer Feeding Program: Provides free meals and snacks to children up to the age of 18 throughout the summer months when school is not in session.
Just $100 provides a full school year of meals for two children through one of the Regional Food Bank’s Food for Kids Programs. Donations can be made online at rfbo.org/kids or by texting “KidsOK” to 53-555.
 
About the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma
The Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma is leading the fight against hunger in 53 counties in central and western Oklahoma and envisions a state where no one goes hungry. Founded in 1980, the Regional Food Bank is the state’s largest domestic hunger-relief 501(c)(3) nonprofit that distributes food through a network of community- based partner agencies and schools. The majority of people served by the Regional Food Bank are chronically hungry children, seniors living on fixed incomes and hardworking families struggling to make ends meet. The Regional Food Bank is a member of Feeding America, the nation’s network of food banks. To join the fight to end hunger, visit rfbo.org.