Children in the BackPack Program receive packs of nutritious, kid-friendly food on Fridays and before holiday breaks at school. The BackPack program helps ensure that every child returns to school ready to learn. This program is a partnership between Elmira City School District and the Food Bank of the Southern Tier. The program provides a bag of non-perishable food* to your child each week for him or her to eat over the weekend and during school breaks. The program is scheduled to begin sometime in October and will continue throughout the school year.
We hope that you will tell us how this program is working out for you. We ask that you complete a brief survey once per year to help us evaluate food choices and determine if this program is helpful to you and your child. Please feel free to contact us at any time with any thoughts or suggestions that you might have.
To enroll:
You can read about the BackPack program here, and return this form to Diven’s School Counselor, Steve Mastronardi, by September 25, 2020.
You may also contact our program coordinator, Jo Legare, for more information or to enroll. Her number is 607-735-3700×3705.
*When the Food Bank of the Southern Tier receives donations from manufacturers and distributors, items may be near or past their “USE BY,” “BEST IF USED BY,” or “QUALITY ASSURANCE” date. These dates refer to the last date the product is likely to be at peak flavor and quality; it doesn’t mean the food is unsafe after that date. In general, these items are still of acceptable quality up to one year from this date. For the purpose of the BackPack Program, we may use food up to six months past this date.