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This innovative program launched in 2006 with the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina helps meet the nutritional needs of children at risk of hunger during non-school hours over weekends and holidays in Wake, Johnston, Durham, Orange and Moore Counties in North Carolina. More than 600 children receive a backpack filled with 8-12 pounds of nutrious food every Friday to help them not go hungry over the weekend.


"Children can't learn well when they're hungry,” said Star Sampson, principal of Eastway Elementary School in Durham. “We can tell when they come to school and they haven't eaten. They are not motivated, their energy level is low, they might even be angry. When they have eaten, they're happy, motivated - they almost skip on their way to class.”

The BackPack program serves 105 children at Eastway Elementary and 50 at Burton Elementary.


last updated: Friday, May 9, 2008
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