Pack the Bag
For just $100, you can sponsor a child for the entire year!
We’re looking forward to our annual Pack the Bag fundraiser, happening February 10th-22nd, 2025. For 13 days, we’ll be working to feed the 15,412 children currently participating in the Food for Kids Program. Students in the program receive a bag full of nutritious & kid-friendly foods each week, thanks to the generous support of donors like you. A gift of $10 sponsors a student for the month, while a gift of $100 covers a child for the entire year.
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Your gift today helps our children have a better tomorrow.
Food for Kids is a collaboration between Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee and hundreds of public schools within the food bank’s 18-county service area. The program provides healthy, easily-prepared food to children likely to miss meals on a regular basis. Teachers at each school compile a list of students in their classroom who may be at risk of hunger to receive food from the program.
Each bag of food contains fruit, dairy, veggies, grains, and a protein. These foods are all kid-friendly, requiring no additional utensils so that children are able to easily access them, no matter their home situation. These children are discreetly given food — for themselves and any siblings they may have at home — every Friday throughout the school year. We often receive reports of improved self-esteem, behavior, and concentration among Food for Kids participants.
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