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Post by wilbert on Jun 13, 2012 12:21:00 GMT -5
Blessings is a non-profit organization that helps children at risk of getting little to no food on the weekends. Children eligible for this program are those who qualify for the reduced/free breakfast & lunch programs at school. Many of these children only get their meals at school.....meaning they don't get dinner at night and they don't eat on the weekends. Their main food source is school. Blessings is ran solely on donations and 100% of all donations goes towards the children. We are currently serving 46 children per week in the Streator Schools. The principal, social workers, teachers etc. decide what kids really need this program. We at Blessings purchase the food items, pack the bags and deliver to the schools weekly. The students take these bags home on Friday so they have a couple meals to get them through until Monday. $80 feeds one child for an entire school year. Each bag costs about $2.20 per week to fill. The children get about 8-10 items per bag. Anyone willing to donate, please PM me here. No donation is to big or to small....it all counts. We will also be having more fundraisers during the summer. The school year is coming to a close but Blessings will restart in September. We will surely have more children in the program come Fall because the ones we have now are the dire need. There are more children who are eligible and now that we are out of the Pilot Program, we can serve as many children possible as long as we have the funding coming in. Here is the link to our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/pages/Blessings-....271874389520820Also here is the link to the Main Blessings in a Back Pack website: www.blessingsinabackpack.org/ |
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