WEEKEND BACKPACK FOOD PROGRAM

1st round of food donations must be dropped off to the church no later than monday, november 4

We are partnering with Highland Park Elementary again this year to help feed students with the Weekend Backpack Food Program. This program helps bridge the gap for food-insecure families, ensuring children have consistent access to meals even outside of school. There are approximately 30 children participating in the program this year.

Here’s how the program works:

  1. Churches and community organizations sign up to provide food for different weekends throughout the school year.

  2. These organizations collect food donations and then drop off all donations to Highland Park several days before the chosen weekend.

  3. Teachers and administrators will divide the food and place it into backpacks.

  4. On Fridays, children in the program receive a backpack full of food for the weekend and they return the empty backpack on Monday morning.

  5. The process then repeats for the following week.

The Grove Church has signed up to provide food on four weekends during this school year and we will be accepting food donations starting this Sunday, October 13 through February 16, 2025.

If you would like to donate food, please review the list of suggested food items that is linked below. These are suggested items so you can also donate food items that are not on this list. You also do not need to donate every item that is on the list. Remember to make sure your items are kid friendly both for preparation and eating. Please do not include glass items or water bottles. Meal combos are great (PB&J, soup and bread, pancake mix and syrup, etc.).

The Grove Church has signed up to provide food on the following weekends. All food donations must be dropped off to The Grove Church no later than the Monday before our scheduled weekend.

OUR SCHEDULED WEEKENDS

NOVEMBER 8

Food donations must be dropped off to the church no later than Monday, November 4

DECEMBER 13

Food donations must be dropped off to the church no later than Monday, December 9

January 17

Food donations must be dropped off to the church no later than Monday, January 13

February 21

Food donations must be dropped off to the church no later than Monday, February 17