Goals
- Provide healthy food to children during the school year over weekends
- To intiate this program in our community and sustain it long term
Overview
The "Backpack Buddies" program will provide healthy food over the weekend to children of low income families who may otherwise go hungry. The children will receive a bacpack on Friday's before they go home for the weekend that will contain a variety of healthy foods. They will bring the empty backpack to school on Mondays and it will be refilled during the week and ready to go home with the child again on Fridays.
Deliverable:
*Provide 40 hungry children with healthy food over the weekend during the school year for one full year
How will the 25K be Used? |
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| Budget Notes: Food items will have high nutritional value and meant to supplement the family menu. The food will consist of kid-friendly, nutritious snacks and meal items. | |
| $ 600 | To purchase 40 backpacks at $15 each |
| $ 24,400 | To purchase 42 weeks of food per child at $14.52 per week |
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