Kids Taking Food Home From School

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Kids Taking Food Home From School

• A little bit of love
• and
• little bit of food
• By Andrea Birko
• http//www.cnn.com/2004/US/Midwest/04/14/survival.
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Backpack Program

• Poor families
• Hungry kids
• Food for weekend
• Growing number of schools.

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Poor Families

• No food at home
• Several kids
• Help from government

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Hungry Kids

• Kids-shy
• Warning Eating fast
• Stomach aches
• Dizziness
• Breakfast/lunch
• programs.

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Food for Weekend

• Backpacks of food
• Canned fruit, cereal bars, single-servings
• Americas Second Harvest
• Thousands of children

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Kids rely on Backpacks

• Funding stability
• Not offered everywhere
• Main food source for some
• Holidays-going hungry

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Americas Second Harvest

• Start-40 students in 2003
• Now-140 students
• Greater need
• 240 affiliated food banks
• Raising money
• 95,000 grant-Hasbro Inc.

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Started in Arkansas

• Arkansas Rice Depot
• Serves 12,000 students
• 339 schools
• Food all week
• Soap/personal care items

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Food Bank Credits

• Improving grades
• School attendance
• Self confidence

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Promoting the Idea

• Roadrunner Food Bank
• Albuquerque, New Mexico
• Backpacks to 1,500 students
• Making an effort!