From April through the end of June, supporters from across Houston stepped up in a big way for the Kids’ Meals Annual Juice Box Challenge! We’re thrilled to share that together, we collected over 250,000 juice boxes! Want to know how those numbers translate to impact? Keep reading to find out!
At Kids’ Meals, every lunch we pack includes four key items:
🥪 a protein,
🍎 a fruit,
🍪 a snack,
🧃 and a drink.
During the school year, we serve preschool-aged children (0–5 years old), but in the summer, we expand our services to feed every child in the household. That means our daily delivery numbers jump from just over 9,000 to more than 16,000 children every weekday.
The Juice Box Challenge helps us dramatically cut costs by covering the drink portion of each lunch, allowing us to stretch every dollar. All juice boxes donated are 100% juice with no added sugar, so we can keep lunches fun and kid-friendly while still staying true to our commitment to nutrition.
Whether you donated one case or several thousand, every single juice box matters. Each one will reach a child during lunchtime this summer and create a moment filled with nourishment, joy, relief, and hope.
🏆 2025 Kids’ Meals Juice Box Challenge Champions
Large Team Champion:
Crest Management Company — 55,180 juice boxes
Small Team Champion:
The Gutierrez Family — 5,732 juice boxes
Best in Show:
Bank of America (Juice Box Heroes)
Most Vocal:
Crest Management Company (over 70 social media posts!)
Top 10 Large Teams
- Crest Management
- MetroNational
- BLPS – B&L Pipeco
- Jomar Electrical Contractors
- Mariner Houston
- Invitation Homes
- Cheniere/CAPS
- Enterprise Mobility – Region 06D
- Satterfield & Pontikes
Top 10 Small Teams
- The Gutierrez Family
- Jackson Bigby Legacy
- Mobilelink’s Kindness Krew
- Polley Garza
- Riverway Business Services
- Juice Do It
- Sip & Share
- Congregation Beth Yeshurun
- NCL – Houston Hearts
Thank you to everyone who took part in this challenge. You helped make this summer a little brighter, one juice box at a time. 💛
We can’t wait to see the impact we’ll make together next year!
