Through our Backpack Buddies program, we provide support to over 300 local school children in need, with the number growing each year. Each child receives a backpack filled with six meals every week.
We currently provide weekly meals for children attending the following schools in Sterling, Virginia:
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Potowmack E.S.
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Lowes Island E.S.
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Horizon E.S.
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Algonkian, E.S.
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River Bend M.S.
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Potomac Falls H.S.
HOW YOU CAN HELP?
Children's Hunger in the United States
For more about Children’s Hunger in the United States, visit:
Household Food Security in the United States - 2022
Virginia Department of Education School Nutrition Reports - 2022
Did you know:
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1 out of 4 children in Loudoun County Schools are considered food insecure. That's 21,000 students who may not have enough at home to eat.
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3 out of 4 teachers report that there are children in their classrooms who regularly come to school hungry.
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There are children in Northern Virginia whose only meals are the ones they receive at school.