Toups Family Meal

Our non-profit organization, Toups' Family Meal, was founded in response to the profound challenges faced by our community during the COVID-19 pandemic. Rooted in compassion and driven by a deep commitment to addressing food and transportation insecurities in New Orleans, our mission is to provide essential nourishment to families in need. Having witnessed the impact of our work, which has included serving over 100,000 meals and supporting children and individuals facing food insecurity in Orleans Parish, we are dedicated to continuing our efforts. Through our summer meal program, disaster relief initiatives, and holiday meal distribution, we aim to bridge the gap in food deserts.

Toups Family Meal sprang into action full time in 2024 when the state initially denied the summer bucks for our kids on snap benefits. When the kids our out of school they miss free breakfast and lunches during the summer. After public outcry the state did accept the funds. To our dismay, they were only offering $1 per meal that will be missed over those months. We found through our data collection that not only were one in three of our local kids food insecure but that the vast majority of families were also transportation insecure. So, we took a unique approach to this problem and delivered 70,500 meals to our kids over the summer from our pantry to their porch! We continue our work delivering holiday meals and grocery boxes, pumpkin carving parties, Valentine's Day kits all for our kids in need! Our goal is to expand drastically and deliver 250,000 meals this summer and 1,000,000 meals this year! The need is so great that our wish is to never have to turn anyone away. Our mission is clear and focused on the food insecure families of New Orleans. We are the best food city in America and therefore our children deserve to be nourished, cared for and provided excellent food!

Testimonials

"Toups Family Meal really made a difference over the summer in my household. I am a working mother trying to make ends meet and the deliveries made a huge difference in our lives this summer!"

"Thank you, Toups Family Meal, for not making me choose between a present for my children or a Christmas dinner. Delivering the ingredients for a beautiful Christmas dinner made our holiday so special. "

Delivering carving pumpkins and pizzas to our family over Halloween gave us a fun filled family day together that we would not have had otherwise.