Fridays Kids Pack's
Children in Need of Weekend Food
Thousands of children here in Central Florida receive their primary meal each day as their school lunch and for many of these children very little additional food is available.
On weekends or school holidays many of these children suffer from hunger and we must care and provide food assistance for these young children.
Starting in the 2009 school year the Green Bag Project started our "Fridays Kids Pack's" program which currently provides weekend food for over 500 children in need.
A school pantry is established and with the food we purchase the teachers and school staff select the children in the greatest need. The food is carried home in their backpack's each Friday and we currently have seven elementary schools in our food program.
There are additional schools who have requested food assistance for their children in need and we have advised that when we have the available food we will expand our program.
The cost to feed a child each weekend is just a few dollars. One example: we purchase the standard size mac & cheese for $.29, which will provide dinner for a small family.
If you or your church, employer or civic organization is interested in supporting this effort please call 407.396.0730
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