Feeding America Backpack Program for Kids
From www.feedingamerica.org
The BackPack Concept
The BackPack Program concept was developed at the Arkansas Rice Depot, after a school nurse asked for help because hungry students were coming to her with stomachaches and dizziness. The local food bank began to provide the school children with groceries in non-descript backpacks to carry home.
About the BackPack Program
- Backpacks filled with food that children take home on weekends
- Food is child-friendly, nonperishable and easily consumed.
- Backpacks are discreetly distributed to children on the last day before the weekend or holiday vacation
You can help kids who are hungry during off school vacations and weekends by contributing to Feed America directly on their website. What a great way to help a child in these tough economic times. This is truly SMART thinking!
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