A North St. Louis mother prepares about 100 free lunches every school day for neighborhood children and has been doing so for more than a decade. Champale Anderson, a mother of six, runs the daily meal effort from her home kitchen in the Penrose neighborhood of North St. Louis, Missouri. She started in 2014 after noticing children coming home from school without enough to eat. Since then, she has continued preparing and handing out meals every weekday, often reaching around 100 lunches or more each day. The meals are simple and consistent, often including sandwiches, snacks, fruit cups, and drinks. Her own children sometimes help pack the lunches. Kids in the neighborhood can come directly to her home to receive food through an open-door system. She funds the effort through her work as a healthcare provider, along with community donations and a GoFundMe page for the mission known as Champ’s Teardrops. Her daily work has become a long-standing support system in a neighborhood where some families face ongoing food insecurity. What began as a small response to what she saw has continued into a years-long commitment that still runs today in 2025 and 2026. For many families, it remains a reliable source of help that shows how consistent care from one home can reach an entire community. (Photo: Champale Anderson)