We made 180 Easter baskets full of healthy treats and handed them out at our Easter Egg Hunt! With Humana, Louisiana Department of Health, and WIC services, we hosted a super awesome day with a bounce house, face painting, and lots of education on nutrition and resources available for our community. Thank you so much to everyone who came and supported us!

We provided children in our community with birthday celebrations! Partnering with St. Francis De Sales and TCU foodbank, we made 170 birthday cake boxes including cake mix, frosting, candles, and more. The boxes were donated directly to families who can then make a birthday feel special, even during tough times.

We are so proud and grateful for everyone who contributed to this project!

Through your incredible generosity, Chesed Harvest was able to provide over 150 complete Thanksgiving Meal Boxes filled with everything needed for a warm, comforting holiday meal.

You reminded our neighbors that they are seen, valued, and never alone. From the bottom of our hearts, THANK YOU!

What began in 2024 as a simple basket of fresh fruit—apples, oranges, bananas, pears—placed at the exit every Friday quickly grew into something much bigger. No forms. No shame. Just a child’s bright smile as they picked one piece for themselves and another to take home for a sibling.

Fresh Fruit Friday wasn’t just about feeding hungry children. It was the catalyst that launched Chesed Harvest—a movement dedicated to compassion, dignity, and ending childhood hunger in our South Louisiana communities.

From one basket on Fridays, Chesed Harvest has grown into a powerful force: turning heartache into honest conversation, hunger into hope, and small acts of kindness into lasting change—one small, sweet hand at a time.

And the story keeps growing. In 2026, Community Action Network Tri-Parish United (CAN-U) proudly stepped up as a sponsor of Fresh Fruit Friday, helping us reach even more children and families.