The Regional Food Bank Back Pack Program

Submitted by KIPP Tech Valle... on Thu, 01/03/2008 - 18:11

the problem:

The Regional Food Bank’s BackPack Program
helps alleviate child hunger by providing hungry children with nutritious and easy-to-prepare food
at times when other resources are not available,
such as on weekends.
The program provides kids with food that is
child-friendly, shelf stable, and easily consumed.

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