
Blessings in a backpack
PReventing Child hunger
Blessings in a Backpack provides 35 school year weekends worth of food, including, easy-to-prepare, ready-to-eat foods for elementary school children who qualify for the federal Free and Reduced Price Meal Program.
Our goal is to address the risks of hunger, which include:
- weakened immune systems,
- Lower IQ
- Shorter attention spans
- Lower Academic Achievement
Volunteer with us!
Ruth H. serves as the UCC’s organizing committee representative – contact the Church Office if you’d like to help fill those backpacks!