Purchase the food, craft care cards, pack the food sacks & deliver them to us!
Purchase food, craft care cards, pack the food sacks & deliver them to us! We'll get them to elementary school kids who need food over the weekends! Please visit our website to see the list of foods to pack: https://www.portlandbackpack.com/food-buying-list Each food sack includes: Two meals such as Mac & Cheese, Soup, Ravioli, Chili, Beans and Rice. Two fruit items such as applesauce packets/cups, fruit bars. Two nut-free snacks (goldfish packets, fig bars, seaweed packets) . Two individual breakfast items (cereal cups, microwave pancake cups, shelf stable yogurt pouches). One care card. Coordinate with our Program & Volunteer Coordinator, Christy, if you have questions or want help coordinating an at-home packing with a group of your friends and/or team members. christy@portlandbackpack.com
We value each of our food sacks at $6/sack.
1 in 8 kids experiences food insecurity in Oregon. Portland Backpack makes sure the kids we see everyday eat everyday. We provide weekend food sacks to 1200 kids at 15 Portland public schools. Kids who rely on free school meals during the week can rely on us on weekends.
Portland Backpack website
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