Feeding our Future,
One Backpack at a Time
Get Involved
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Donate Fresh Fruit
Inspire your network to take action together with our Orange You Smart Program. Volunteers purchase, individually bag and deliver fruit to an assigned school. See 25-26 school year Sign Up Dates here.
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Host a School Pantry Drive
Inspire your network to take action together. We’ll provide an outline for your drive; help you set a goal and offer promotional materials to make your drive easy and impactful. Volunteers purchase, sort and deliver food to an assigned school pantry.
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Create Snack Bags
Build snack bags for our middle and high school pantries. Snack Bags are great items for our students who need extra food throughout the day. We’ll provide a list of items to include and available dates.
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Notes of Encouragement
Create, design and drop off notes of encouragement. Notes will be placed in completed food bags to be sent home to students. Contact info@forsythbackpackprogram.org to discuss theme, number of cards and dates needed.
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On-call Volunteer
Volunteers are needed throughout the year to help with delivery of food to schools, pick up food cases after special events, assisting at fundraising events, helping with administrative tasks and more. Reach out to info@forsythbackpackprogram.com for more information.
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Host an Information Meeting
Invite Forsyth Backpack Program to your next group or team meeting to learn more about how we are fighting hunger in Forsyth County.
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Give
Help our programs thrive with your financial support. Mail a check or make a donation online. To make a stock donation, please reach out to info@forsythbackpackprogram.org to learn more.