Meals for Kids

Each purchase through Nourish provides nourishing meals to kids in need through the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York, which offers programs to serve elementary, middle and high school aged kids.

The Backpack Program

Although free and reduced breakfast and lunch programs provide significant nutritional benefits to students during the school day, many disadvantaged children do not have access to regular meals when school is not in session. The BackPack Program helps alleviate child hunger by discreetly providing hungry children with backpacks full of nutritious and easy-to-prepare food on Friday afternoons so they have food to eat throughout the weekend

Find out more at:

https://regionalfoodbank.net/backpack-program/

School Pantry Program

Although millions of preteens and teens live without consistent access to wholesome foods, few programs are designed to meet their nutritional needs. The Regional Food Bank’s School Pantry program partners with middle and high schools to provide a flexible food pantry model where participating students can choose the foods they’d like based on their preferences and cooking ability.

Find out more at: 

https://regionalfoodbank.net/school-pantry-program/