Operation BackPack, our local Feeding America backpack program, is currently underway at Polk Elementary School in Cedar Rapids.
Studies show that children perform better in school when they eat three balanced meals a day.
Operation BackPack provides children with nutritous, kid-friendly foods, such as cereal, canned pasta, pop top soup, fruit cups and boxed drinks. The food is packed and delivered to the school by volunteers each Friday that school is in session. Each child brings home approximately 6.5 pounds per food a week.
More schools are interested in signing up for this local iniatitive to reduce hunger in Eastern Iowa, but we need additional funds to sustain and expand this effort. So please join Coe, KCRG and Oprah’s Big Give in giving to Operation BackPack.
To learn how you can support the cause, contact us at belsasser@hacap.org