The Backpack Ministry resumes September 16 at 10:45 in the lower level of the preschool wing. The Backpack Ministry receives food from Midwest Food Bank and packs it into bags to be taken to Parkside Elementary School. The bags are given out to students that have food insecurities so they have food over the weekends. We need people to join us on Wednesday morning to unload the food from Midwest Food Bank, unbox it and pack it into bags to be taken to Parkside Elementary School. The process takes about an hour and all abilities and ages are welcome.
47% of area students qualify for free and reduced lunch through their school. With grocery prices on the rise it is getting harder for families to afford food for meals. Midwest Food Bank tries to fill that gap for families by providing food for students that qualify for free and reduced lunch over their weekends when students are at home and not in school. Calvary has been a partner with Parkside Elementary School for many years now and this year we will be partnering with them again to provide bags of food for the children to take home for the weekend. Each month we receive a pallet of food from Midwest Food Bank and we meet as a group and unload the truck, organize the food and pack grocery bags that are delivered to Parkside Elementary School and given to the students on Friday to take home for the weekend.