Description

The Feeding the Future Backpack Program provides food to children at 10 area elementary schools each weekend during the school year. These schools are "Title 1" schools that have a high percentage of children on the "Free and Reduced Lunch program."

Each Friday, each eligible child  takes home a sack filled with:

• 2 breakfast items
• 2 lunch items
• 2 snacks
• 1 fresh or canned fruit
• 1 canned vegetable

The program is available in seven Arvada and three Wheat Ridge elementary schools: Allendale, Arvada K-8, Fitzmorris, Foster, Thomson, Kullerstand, Lawrence, Pennington, Stevens and Swanson.

In addition, homeless children at Parr, Peck and Secrest are participating in the program.

Requirements

To receive the weekend food pack parents must register with the participating schools.