Dan Summins gave a presentation on Blessings in a Backpack
Dan Summins gave a presentation on Blessings in a Backpack at our club meeting on January 5, 2023. The organization started in Louisville Kentucky in 2004, now serving 95,000 children - with food insecurity across the country; 5000 of whom reside in the Chicago area. Each program participant receives a backpack containing meals on each Friday that school is in session. Dan is the Managing Director for the program in the Chicago area. The food is "shelf stable," with no cooking or refrigeration required. 600 volunteers work with the Chicago program here.Decreasing discipline problems, decreasing anxiety, improving grades and improvement in school attendance have all been observed in children participating in the program.
Dan noted that "pockets of poverty" exist throughout the Chicago area; for example, in Highland Park.
Dan also noted that 6,000,000 children live with food security, as well as 13,000,000 of all US residents in general.
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