The factsMillions of low-income children in the United States rely on food support from the National School Lunch Program. But when school is not in session, children living in food-insecure households are at risk of going without the nutrition they need. Indeed, over one in six children in Georgia is considered to be food-insecure.
Even mild under-nutrition can negatively affect behavior and school performance. The bottom line is hungry children have difficulty learning. THE PLANBackPack Blessings partners with two elementary schools and the Salvation Army After School program to reach children who have little to no food on the weekends.
Each week during the school year, backpacks are stocked with nutritious, child-friendly, and easy-to-prepare food so chronically hungry children have food for the weekend. |
THE results
Students participating in BackPack Blessings have demonstrated:
Better Test Scores
Improved Reading Skills
Enhanced Behavior
Improved Health
Increased Attendance
Higher Self-Confidence
Better Test Scores
Improved Reading Skills
Enhanced Behavior
Improved Health
Increased Attendance
Higher Self-Confidence
Your help
This program enlists volunteers in the mission field to nourish children and show Christ's love.
We need volunteers to help us fight childhood hunger, one backpack at a time, by:
DONATING
(it costs $400 per year for each child)
VOLUNTEERING
(stocking shelves, packing backpacks, and transporting them to school)
All donations are 100% tax deductible.
We need volunteers to help us fight childhood hunger, one backpack at a time, by:
DONATING
(it costs $400 per year for each child)
VOLUNTEERING
(stocking shelves, packing backpacks, and transporting them to school)
All donations are 100% tax deductible.
BackPack Blessings Has Earned Candid's Platinum Transparency Rating and Charity Navigator's Highest Rating - 4 Stars!
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