Backpack Buddies
The Backpack Buddies program provides food for students who might otherwise lack meals over the weekend. Children in need, take home a backpack of healthy meals and snacks from school on Friday and return on Monday mornings fed and ready to learn. Because students were attending school virtually during much of the pandemic, Assistance League of Atlanta provided the students’ and their families with bags of food. In all, 1,900 bags were distributed during the 2020-2021 fiscal year, even in the summer months.