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Back to School, Back to Nourishment: The Return of the Backpack Program
As the new school year begins and children across Florence and Mapleton return to their classrooms with new pencils, notebooks, and backpacks, Food Backpack for Kids (FBFK) is also returning—with backpacks of a different kind. These backpacks are filled not with...
How Food Backpack for Kids Is Transforming Lives in Florence and Mapleton This School Year
The Urgency of Child Hunger in Oregon In Oregon, nearly one in three children faces food insecurity—a sobering reality that impacts families right here in Florence and Mapleton. For these children, the end of the school week can mean the beginning of a long stretch...
The Story That Started It All: From One Child’s Need to a Community’s Mission
Every movement begins with a moment—a spark that ignites action and inspires change. For Food Backpack for Kids (FBFK), that moment happened right here in Florence, Oregon in 2012, and it began with one child’s experience that no one in our community could ignore. A...
Summer Isn’t a Break for FBFK: How We Prepare, Plan, and Restock for the Year Ahead
As the school year draws to a close and the final bell rings, we want to take a moment to congratulate all the graduates of 2025 in Florence, Mapleton, and across Coastal Lane County. Your hard work, perseverance, and achievements deserve to be celebrated, and we wish...
Hunger Awareness Month: How FBFK is Fighting Child Hunger in Our Community
May is Hunger Awareness Month, a time to shine a light on the critical issue of food insecurity that affects millions of Americans, including children in our own community. At Food Backpack for Kids (FBFK), we are on a mission to ensure that no child in Coastal Lane...
The Power of Community: Fighting Child Hunger During Global Child Nutrition Month
Every April, Global Child Nutrition Month serves as a stark reminder of the ongoing battle against child hunger—a crisis that affects millions of children worldwide. While the issue is undeniably global, the solutions often begin at the local level, driven by the...