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| Operation Family Pack |
Brooke Weber, Community Programs Manager
(319) 235-0507 ext. 103
Operation Family Pack Mission:
To provide backpacks of kid-friendly food to needy kids
during periods of school breaks, including some weekends.
Operation Family Pack provides children with nutritious, kid-friendly
foods such as cereal, canned pasta, Easy Mac, pop-top cans of soup, fruit
cups and boxed drinks. Backpacks are sent home with children on days when
school is out for conferences, holidays or when the children get out early
during the week. Meal sacks are sent home in backpacks, either provided
by the Food Bank or if a child prefers they can use their own.
Site Locations:
There are nearly 2100 children receiving backpacks
each month through 48 sites
“A lot of times, the backpack gets us through the weekend”
~ stated one Operation Family Pack recipient
The Northeast Iowa Food Bank serves an estimated 14,635 children
on an
annual basis in its 16 county service area
To address this situation, Operation Family Pack began on a limited basis
in November, 2004 with 100 students in five Waterloo schools. As the 2006-2007
school year began, Operation Family Pack was in 15 schools & two Kids
Cafe sites, reaching a total of 500 students. It is now growing faster
than ever, thanks to Northeast Iowa communities coming together to support
the program.
If interested in volunteering with this program contact:
Patrick Bird, Volunteer Coordinator
(319) 235-0507 ext. 118
For more photos on this program click here