Our Story & Team
The people behind the mission
Sunday Lunchbox began with one mother, one lunch, and one conviction: that no child should be denied nourishing food because of their family's economic circumstances.
Sunday Lunchbox began with one mother, one lunch, and one conviction: that no child should be denied nourishing food because of their family's economic circumstances.
It started on an ordinary morning, packing my son Axel's lunch at 6 AM, colorful, fresh, full of plants. And a question I couldn't shake: how many parents don't have the money, the knowledge, or the time to feed their kids this way?
I spent that morning deep in research, food access in Travis County, the Texas Cottage Food Law, the tradeoffs between a nonprofit and an LLC. By that evening I'd come home with an EIN, a nonprofit registration, and a business bank account.
Five years later, that question still drives everything we do. Poor childhood nutrition isn't a personal failing, it's a systems failure, and no child should be denied nourishing food because of their family's economic circumstances. We've grown from my kitchen to a commercial space, delivered over 221,000 servings of whole food, and evolved from a delivery service into a true Nutrition Transformation Program.
— Kristen Starr, Executive Director & Founder
Kristen Starr, Executive Director & Founder. Responsible for strategic direction, school partnerships, grant applications, program oversight, and day-to-day operations.
Our operations run on a dedicated volunteer network. Lead Volunteers run shifts independently and mentor newer volunteers, while regular shift volunteers support packing, preservation, and delivery. Want to join them?