Collection: THE FOOD BANK OF LINCOLN BACKPACK PROGRAM

1 in 5 kids in Southeast Nebraska lives in a food-insecure household. In Lincoln, the Food Bank’s BackPack Program provides these children with nutritious food for the weekend. This school year, the program serves over 2,305 children and their families weekly. First Lutheran supports the program at Pyrtle and Morley elementary schools, providing 30 backpacks each week — 20 for Morley and 10 for Pyrtle. Each backpack costs just over $8, totaling more than $8,000 a year.