Service Name: BACKPACKS FOR KIDS

Organization Name: FOOD FOR PEOPLE, INC.

• Description: More about Backpacks for Kids56% of Humboldt County children are eligible to receive free or reduced-cost meals at school. For many working and struggling families, these meals are a blessing and help keep children fed in difficult times. However, school meals are not available on weekends, and many children go home to empty cupboards. Being at risk for hunger over the weekend makes it difficult to complete homework and come to school on Monday on time, healthy and ready to learn.Our Backpacks for Kids program helps close the gap for many local schoolchildren, to reduce the stress of weekend hunger and to help children develop into their healthiest and most successful selves. Children who come to school well fed on Monday morning behave and perform better in their classrooms, which helps them and their peers succeed in school.The Backpacks for Kids Program provides income-eligible children with a bag of kid-friendly food on Fridays during the school year. Food for People provides the food for the program and dedicated community volunteers pack and deliver the backpacks to each school site. Each bag contains enough food for breakfast, lunch, and dinner for two days.
• Website: http://foodforpeople.org/programs/backpacks-kids
• Email: ChildNutrition@foodforpeople.org
• Phone(s): (707) 445-3166, (707) 445-3166, (707) 445-3166
• Eligibility: children in need of food.
• Requirements: n/a
• Areas Served:
  • Humboldt United States
• Categories:
  • Food Pantries