Knights Caring
for Knights A weekend food assistance program for Nordonia students and families, powered by student leaders, volunteers and this community.

Bins of weekly KC4K food bags lined up with boxes of fresh bread ready for distribution

Food bags are packed every week and distributed directly to the student at their respective school.

About the Program

Knights Caring for Knights (KC4K)

KC4K was launched in spring 2012 to provide students and families a weekend food assistance program if they are eligible for the free/reduced meal programs in the school system. As awareness for the program and participation in it grew, the program became part of the program offerings of the Foundation in 2014.

In 2015, the Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization, became a member agency of the Akron–Canton Regional Foodbank. This valuable resource allows the Foundation to receive free food specifically intended for backpack programs in the eight-county region served by the program. Additional food is available for purchase to supplement what is obtained through the monthly food offerings. Donations to the program help to purchase food from the Foodbank and from local Nordonia-area retailers.

The program operates under the leadership of student leaders, a NHS advisor and Foundation trustees. The weekly operation relies heavily on student and parent volunteers with the assistance of personnel in each school building. Food is stored in the KC4K pantry located in the High School. Food bags are packed every week and distributed directly to the student at their respective school. Any student currently participating or eligible to participate in the free or reduced meal program may participate in this program.

A box of Reinecker's Bakery Vienna bread beside a bin of packed KC4K food bags — Fresh bread from **Reinecker’s Bakery** packed alongside the week’s food bags.

Inside the Pantry

Shelves in the KC4K pantry at Nordonia High School stocked with canned soup, chili and boxed meals — Food is stored in the **KC4K pantry located in the High School.**

Enrollment & Contact

Enrollment is open for the 2026–2027 school year.

If your family needs assistance for a week or for the entire year, we encourage you to reach out to the school counselor in the student’s building.

Questions about the program? Reach out to kc4kprogram@gmail.com or executivedirector@nordoniaschoolsfoundation.org. If you are a high school student and wish to volunteer, please reach out to Mrs. Kara Putman, HS Advisor, for details.

Get Involved

Support KC4K.

Donate to KC4K

Donations to the program help to purchase food from the Foodbank and from local Nordonia-area retailers.

Donate

Volunteer with us

High school students who wish to volunteer can reach out to Mrs. Kara Putman, HS Advisor, for details.

Get in Touch

Enroll a student

Reach out to the school counselor in the student’s building, for a week of assistance or for the entire year.

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Knights Caringfor Knights A weekend food assistance program for Nordonia students and families, powered by student leaders, volunteers and this community.