Every Friday or before a holiday break, more than 600 children go home with a full pack of food for the weekend. The bags are discretely put in their backpacks. Many children in this program live in ALICE households, where parents are working hard but still can't keep up with the cost of living. Not having to worry about where the next meal is coming from means better focus, better attendance and one less worry at home.
600+
children fed every weekend
21
schools across our region
countless
volunteers making it happen
The following schools participate in this program: Bemidji School District, Blackduck Schools, Bagley Schools, Clearbrook-Gonvick Schools, Kelliher Schools, BI-CAP Head Start in Bemidji, Schoolcraft, Trek North, Voyageurs, and Endazhi-Nitaawiging Charter School in Red Lake.
Parents and Legal Guardians can contact the school secretary to request a registration form for their child. Teachers and school staff can also identify and sign-up students who need it.
A HUGE thank you to Lueken's Village Foods for providing space for the food, packings, pick-ups and deliveries.