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- EIN 46-1251223
- (336) 709-9649
- 3711 Alliance Dr Greensboro NC 27407-2015 USA
- www.backpackbeginngs.org
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Causes: Human Service Organizations, Human Services
Mission: Backpack beginnings' mission is to deliver child-centric services to feed, comfort and clothe children in need. By ensuring food and basic necessities are given directly to children in need, we make a positive and lasting impact on their health and well-being.
Programs: The objective of our food backpack program is to fight childhood hunger in our community by filling the weekend food gap for children in need. Our program reduces the negative impacts of hunger so children are ready to learn in school and succeed in life. We are feeding approximately 1,350 each week. $205,101 was spent for the food backpack program in 2016-2017. The objective of our food pantry program is to reduce childhood hunger in our community by providing direct access to free and nutritious food to middle and high school children in need. We are serving 19 middle and high school, as well as providing fresh food to some of the children we serve. $130,633 was spent for the food pantry in 2016-2017. Our comfort backpacks offer care, comfort and basic necessities for children during traumatic situations. We provide backpacks full of comfort items such as blankets, stuffed animals, books, hygiene products, school supplies and more to abused/neglected, homeless, foster, and refugee children. We distributed over almost 1,700 comfort backpacks. $44,356 was spent for the comfort backpacks in 2016-2017. The clothing pantry program was opened in response to ongoing requests from social workers in need of appropriate clothing for the children they serve. Our pantries provide access to 100% free daily wear and standard mode of dress (smod) clothing for children in guilford county. Monthly, we are distributing approximately 1,200 clothing items to 1,700 children annually. $75,004 was spent in 2016-2017.