The United Way of Defiance County (UWDC) has announced that its Back Pack Buddy program is serving more than 500 children throughout the county. Fifteen Years of Community Support and Growth Continue ...
The Weekend Backpack Program, started in September, originally expected to serve around 50 families. As of last week, 82 families have joined the program, providing food to about 230 students. Donald ...
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - The Jonesboro Police Department won the Food Drive Face Off against the fire department and city staff, collecting 1,176 pounds of food. The food drive was started by ...
Children in America shouldn’t have to worry if they will have food to eat when school is closed on the weekends or for holidays, but the reality is that many do. Data shows that nearly 12 percent of ...
Hello! I'm covering Cattaraugus County for 7 News WKBW. If you have a story idea, please email me at Althea.CastrodelaMata@wkbw.com CATTARAUGUS COUNTY (WKBW) — A new community partnership in ...
Second Harvest Northland has teamed up with schools across 15 counties to fight this problem head-on. Every week, volunteers pack bags filled with nutritious food and quietly place them in students’ ...
TICONDEROGA — The Ticonderoga Area Backpack Program announced Wednesday it recently received a grant of $10,000 from the J.M. McDonald Foundation. The Backpack Program, an all-volunteer organization, ...
ROMEOVILLE, Ill. (WLS) -- For most students, the final school bell on Friday signals a fun weekend ahead. But for others it can signal 72 hours without reliable access to nutritious food. That's the ...
CALABASH, N.C. (WECT) - WINGS Ministry of Brunswick County, a 501c3 nonprofit, raised an approximate $25,000 at its annual holiday brunch. The money will go towards fighting food insecurity in ...
The McBackpack program provides weekly bags of food to more than 500 students in the Poudre School District. Started in 2007 for five students, the volunteer-run effort now distributes thousands of ...
WALLA WALLA — Blue Mountain Action Council in Walla Walla announced it received a significant boost to its Backpack Bridge Program in the form of a $15,000 grant from the Wildhorse Foundation. The ...