Three Churches Support BackPack Program at North Hills Elementary

In the Thursday Jan. 10 issue of the Chronicle, reporter Layla Garms writes about the BackPack program at North Hills Elementary School sponsored by three churches - Piney Grove Baptist, Mount Tabor United Methodist and St. Paul United Methodist.

The school – where 99 percent of students receive free or reduced-price lunch – partnered with Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina and the three churches to create the BackPack program earlier this year.

Through the program, 50 students at the predominantly African-American and Hispanic school receive bags each Friday that contain enough nonperishable, nutritious food for four meals during the weekend.The program is being paid for by a $10,000 grant from the Kate B. Reynolds Foundation.

When the grant expires at the end of the year, the churches will raise the funds needed to keep it going, said North Hills Principal Karen Roseboro.

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