09/04/2022
๐๐๐ก๐ฅ The Schenectady Foundation ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐ซ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐ฉ๐๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐ก๐จ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ง๐๐ฃ
Our schools will soon come alive with the sounds of children scurrying in the halls, laughing with friends and sharing summer stories. For many, the best part of returning to classes will be the certainty of knowing that healthy breakfasts and lunches await them every day school is in session.
Ensuring low-income children are fed is one of the great services provided by public schools.
But there are gaps.
Too many students leave school on Friday afternoons not knowing where their next meal will come from. They return to households struggling to put food on the table, where three square meals a day are not guaranteed.
Since 2014, the Schenectady County Weekend Backpack Partnership has worked to keep school children fed by giving students a package of shelf-stable food to take home for weekend meals.
Our partners in this project include the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York, the City Mission of Schenectady, liaisons in local school districts, and funding partners. Weโve fed thousands of children through this program, and weโre working to reach more students this year to relieve stress on families hard hit by rising expenses.
You can help us fight food insecurity and improve outcomes for Schenectady County schoolchildren by making a donation to this essential program. For just $240, you can provide a childโs backpack of food for the entire school year. Your donation to the Weekend Backpack Fund is needed now more than ever.
Click Here to End Child Hunger in Your Community.
Because the Foundation underwrites all fundraising and administrative costs, 100% of your donation goes directly to help the children.
Hunger doesn’t take the weekend off. We hope you’ll join us in making sure that every Schenectady County student is well-fed.
If you prefer to mail your donation, please make your check payable to The Schenectady Foundation, and mail to:
The Schenectady Foundation
c/o Weekend Backpack Fund
376 Broadway, 2nd Floor
Schenectady, NY 12305
Thank you!
