About Us

We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization located in Athens, AL that provides children in our local schools with food for the weekend. We connect our schools with churches and individuals that purchase, pack, and fill food bags throughout the year.

Our sponsors provide around 500 bags per week to eight Athens City Schools and three Limestone County Schools. Together, we’re able to feed around 500 kids every weekend.

We are dedicated to ending childhood hunger by filling tummies and changing lives.

Our Story

The Full Tummy Project began in 2008 when two parents saw a problem in the community and wanted to do something about it. A growing number of students in Athens, AL were dependent on school-provided meals, but over weekends and school breaks those children had no access to nutritious foods.

Those two parents jumped into action and started making small bags of food for these students to have over the weekend. The need quickly outgrew the two-person operation and that’s when two churches stepped in to assist - Athens’ First Methodist Church and Friendship Church. It wasn’t long before the Full Tummy Project was an official non-profit organization.

Since that time, the Full Tummy Project has grown in Athens, Alabama, and Limestone County, Alabama to serve nearly 500 students a week. We are sponsored by over 13 churches in our area and many individuals.

Our Sponsors

Featured Sponsors

All Sponsors

  • Friendship Church

  • Friendship at Cambridge Church

  • Summit Crossings Church

  • Central Church of Christ

  • First Methodist Athens

  • First Baptist Athens

  • First Presbyterian on the Square Athens

  • The Way Church

  • Salem Springs Baptist Church

  • The Church at River Mills

  • O'Neal Church of Christ Women's class

  • Madison Church of Christ Life group

FAQs

  • Each bag consists of two breakfasts, two lunches, two snacks, two fruit cups, and two dinners.

  • The children we support range from PreK through High School age 18. The food in our bags is simple to prepare since we have to support such a wide age range.

  • We provide bags for all holiday weekends, long weekends, school work days, and holidays. Currently, this does not include summer break.

    We start issuing bags the week after Labor Day and end the last week of May.

  • Yes, monetary contributions are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.