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"The BackPack Program" provides nourishment to children who might have little to no food over the weekend with a sack of food placed in their backpack on Fridays.The Food Bank of Siouxland launched this program in October of 2006. In our first year of the program, four elementary schools in Sioux City received food sacks each week. As of 2025, our program has grown to 11 schools in the Siouxland area.

Participating elementary schools:

Sioux City - Bryant, Hunt, Irving, Leeds, Liberty, Loess Hills, Riverside, Unity

South Sioux City - Harney, Lewis & Clark

Marcus/Meridan/Cleghorn/Remsen/Union - MMCRU

These schools have an extraordinarily high rate of students participating in the free and reduced lunch program, so we know that food insecurity is a problem for many of these families. The reality is, many children in the Siouxland area face hunger every day and might be afraid to admit they don't have enough to eat.
With your support, the BackPack Program: Food for Kids will help reach these children. This program helps bridge the gap for children to have nourishment during the weekend, when they do not have access to the meals provided during the school week.

The Food Bank is responsible for procuring the food for the weekly sacks given to elementary school children and coordinating the assembly of the food sacks. By providing a weekly sack of "kid-friendly," shelf-stable food to get students through the weekend when school means are not available, the Food Bank strives for the following outcomes:

  • Remove the barrier of hunger that contributes to poor school performance and attendance.
  • Reduce health problems in children served by mitigating the negative consequences of under-nutrition.
  • Empower children themselves to help meet their own needs by providing foods they can manage independently that offer essential nutritional values.
  • Increase nutritional intake of participating students by providing food sacks of healthy food items, limiting sugars and "empty" calories.
This program is supported entirely by gifts, grants and donations. In order to make the magic happen, we rely on the financial support of the community. With each sack costing an average of $5.00, the program expenses are always a challenge for the Food Bank of Siouxland.

Please make a donation today to help our school-aged children start Monday off ready to learn with a full belly. Help change hunger for our children.