Bloomfield
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About the Bloomfield Backpack Program
The Bloomfield Backpack Program is an all volunteer interfaith community partnership that provides weekend meal supplies to food insecure Bloomfield children and their families. Backpacks and roller bags are filled each week by volunteers with non perishable meal supplies and delivered to our local schools for children on the school lunch program to bring home for the weekend. We just announced that we were going to lead the Bloomfield Backpack Program in partnership with The First Cathedral, Rehoboth Church of God and The Town of Bloomfield last month. What a difference a month makes! The program is growing…and growing… and growing! Here is what has taken place over each week: 14 - 24 - 45 - 68 - 80 families!!! That led to a rapid demand for Roller Bags. We asked for your help - And You Delivered! We now have over 100 roller bags. Thank YOU! Each roller bag provides enough food for about 12 meals. That means in less than two months, we are going from providing 168 meals in the first week, to 960 now! That’s a LOT of food. Fortunately, after a thorough process, the Backpack Program was approved and certified by Foodshare! That takes care of a lot of the food needs, but Foodshare doesn’t have everything we need. That’s where each of the churches in the partnership come in. Which means - that’s where YOU come in again…:-). We need food donations. Non perishable high protien foods like Peanut Butter, Mac and Cheese and humanely captured cans of Tuna as well as cereal, bread and canned fruits and veges. Together we have built a “Mountain of Mac” a “Tower of Tuna,” a "Pillar of Peanut Butter," and a "Citadel of Cereal". You can bring these items in any Sunday or to the office on any other day, or if you prefer, you can write a check to the church with Bloomfield Backpack Program noted and we’ll buy it for you! You are making a difference. Together, we are making difference. That’s the Power of Partnership. If you would like to volunteer or contribute you can contact marbuffy@hotmail.com Thank you to some of our Community Partners
To make a financial donation to the Bloomfield Backpack Program click on the Donate Button below and select "Backpack Program" from the drop down menu box.
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