“At day care, they always have food.” This may not seem extraordinary, but for a child whose family struggles to make ends meet—it is.

At the Association for Child Development, we support day care providers. We teach them how to serve nutritious meals and snacks, and we help them afford it. We touch the lives of approximately 40,000 children almost everyday. For some children, our program means learning to eat healthy. For others, it means eating at least one balanced meal a day. The goal, however, is the same: “to promote the development of children and establish healthy eating habits to last a lifetime.”

Good nutrition helps children reach their full potential. By donating to the Association for Child Development you will be helping us expand and reach out to more children and increase services to the ones whose lives we already touch.

Here are Five Ways to Give.