Backpack Program

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Baldwinsville Rotary 
c/o Backpack Program
PO Box 713
Baldwinsville, NY 13027
Our Partners
Most recently, we have received donations from:
UnitedhealthCare Central NYConnected Cities
B’ville Connection 
Key Bank - Baldwinsville 
Baldwinsville Kiwanis Club
St Mary’s, St Augustine’s and St Elizabeth Ann Seton Churches
Scott Northrup of State Farm Insurance
Baldwinsville Volunteer Center
Scout Pack 289
Scout Pack 234
Jeffrey Seltzer
Lori Williamson
Jane McManus
 
 

ITEMS WE NEED:

Our program is meant to supplement meal programs and family food pantry contributions with individually packaged, single-serving foods/snacks just for the kids. Here are the items we are providing to schools weekly:
  • Breakfast bars/cereals without peanuts
  • Breakfast bars/cereals with peanuts
  • Sandwich crackers
  • Pretzels
  • Jif to go
  • Fruit cups and/or Fruit cups in gel
  • Applesauce
  • Mott’s or Welch’s Fruit Snacks
  • Goldfish, Cheezits snack crackers or the like
  • Microwaveable meals and single serving soups 
It is important that all items are new, in their own packaging, single-serving and not expired. 
 

BRING YOUR DONATIONS TO:

 
Baldwinsville Public Library
Backpack Program
33 E Genesee Street, Baldwinsville NY 13021
You can also ship Amazon donations directly to the library.
 
Thank you to everyone who has taken time to support this important nutritional program in our community!
In 2015 we began with 1 school and a handful of students. We now serve 155+ students each week during the school year within all eight schools in the Baldwinsville School district. The program is confidential. The school provides the needed number of students and our Rotarian volunteers do the rest.
 
Our Mission: To provide weekend food supplements for our students who might otherwise go hungry.
 
Our Vision: Our Backpack Program strives to provide weekend supplements by empowering our community to take action. During the 2024-2025 school year we distributed over 61,800 single serve, ready to eat food items.
 
Why Do We Do It: The 2022 – 2023 NYSED’s Student Information Repository System reports 25% of our students qualified for free or reduced meals during the week. At the present time our school district provides free meals to all students when school is in session but many are faced with little to no food on the weekend.
 
How to get involved: Please volunteer your time to sort, count or pack food items. We happily accept monetary donations and food items from our above list to ensure we can meet the needs of our community’s students facing food insecurity.
Use the contact form on this page to connect with us about volunteering or donations.
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