Most of our kids had a good breakfast this morning, will eat a nutritious brown-bag or school-provided lunch and will enjoy a satisfying dinner. They will not go hungry. But unfortunately, 16 million U.S. kids will. A full one in five American children are food insecure—they will not get enough nutrition today. They are also less likely to do well in school or graduate from high school as our kids are.

That's why the No Kid Hungry campaign, launched by the national nonprofit Share Our Strength, is working to shed light on this issue and end childhood hunger is this country. September is No Kid Hungry month, and the campaign invites us to "Go Orange" to end child hunger by helping to raise awareness, dining out and donating. 

Begun in 2010, No Kid Hungry aims to solve childhood hunger in America through state and city-based campaigns, nutrition education programs and investments in local community partners. Since the summer of 2011, it has helped bring more than 34 million additional meals to kids struggling with hunger, including 28 million more school breakfasts and 6 million summer meals. Plus, No Kid Hungry, along with its partners, has taught low-income families to cook healthy, affordable meals and raised the topic of childhood hunger in political discussions in order to influence policy change. 

With "Go Orange," No Kid Hungry encourages people to get involved by helping raise awareness for childhood hunger. Even as cable stations change their logos to orange in solidarity this Sunday, September 8, and run PSAs, individuals can change their social media images to reflect the campaign. Plus, this month thousands of restaurants across the country, including major chains like Denny's, high-end restaurants and "mom and pop joints," are participating in the Dine Out for No Kid Hungry campaign. When you dine out with your family and take part in these restaurants' fundraising promotions, you help feed food-insecure kids. 

Other ways you and your family can help yearlong: Talk to your kids about hunger and how children their age are going hungry every day, volunteer in your community at events sponsored by No Kid Hungry, or donate funds.

For more information on the No Kid Hungry campaign, including a list of participating restaurants in your area, check out their website here.