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 Backpack Buddy Club                                              
 Backpack Buddy
Schools interested in the Backpack Buddy Club program click here 

Fact Sheet
Backpack Buddy


Contact Kristen House, Backpack Buddy Club Coordinator, 832-369-9205 for any questions.

Backpack Buddy logo

Program Overview
Many children who rely on free or reduced-priced lunches during the school year go home to meager or no meals on weekends. The Houston Food Bank’s Backpack Buddy Club works to fill that gap.

  • On Fridays, at participating schools and other locations, children take home child-friendly, nonperishable, easily consumed and vitamin-fortified food. T
  • The food is given to the children discreetly, to avoid inviting unwanted attention.

 

How to get involved

  • Make a donation to the Backpack Buddy Club through the Houston Food Bank.  Gifts of any amount are welcome.
  • Donate healthy, nonperishable child-friendly food.

Most Needed Items for Backpack Buddy Club:

Protein:
Meat stews with vegetables
Canned chicken or tuna
Peanut butter
Canned beans

Fruits & Vegetables:
Fruit cups packed in 100% juice
100% fruit juice
Canned vegetables

Grains:
Boxed grains, including cereal (12 - 16 oz.) Macaroni and cheese (low fat or regular)
Canned pasta meals (such as Chef Boyardee)

Healthy Snacks:
Yogurt cereal bars
Fruit filled cereal bars
Granola bars
Low fat crackers
Low fat/low sugar cookies

Dairy:
Shelf-stable milk (plain or chocolate)

Backpack Club thank you note


Contact:
Kristen House
Backpack Buddy Coordinator
832-369-9205
khouse@houstonfoodbank.org 

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