We know that over 49,600 children in our area needed emergency food services last year. In any context, that is a lot of children without adequate nutrition. At the Food Bank of Northern Nevada, we know that this vulnerable population needs our attention and our help. The long term consequences of our children growing up hungry, is not certain but we do know that adequate nutrition helps a child grow, thrive and learn.
One program that helps us to serve children that are homeless or chronically hungry in our area is the Back-Pack kids program. We know that without this bag of weekend food, some of these children would have a very long time between dinner at school on Friday and Monday morning breakfast. Each bag cost $5 to sponsor and the program is not supported by any State or Federal funding.
We received this note from a child that receives one of the 700 Back-Packs of food that are delivered each week. We look forward to a time when Morgan doesn’t have to wonder where her next meal is coming from.
Thank you so much for your support of the Back-Pack and other child nutrition programs at the Food Bank of Northern Nevada.