Community First Foundation
Organization: Community First Foundation
Website: https://www.backpackbuddies.ca/
Funding year: 2026, 2025, 2024
Population Types: Children
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Vital Signs Issue: Standard of Living
Backpack Buddies is dedicated to ensuring the most vulnerable children have access to food. Many children rely on school meal programs but over the weekend may not eat at all – this is the weekend hunger gap. Backpack Buddies addresses this crisis by filling backpacks every Friday for students in need with enough meals and snacks to last the weekend and beyond.